Trance
State the 3 syllabus themes.
culture, identity, language
Who is the poem about?
the divide between her Nana and Grandmother.
What event is this reflecting?
The removal of Indigeous people from the town Oombulgarri
What is the poem evoking?
land, kinship and identity
What is the motif in the poem
the eyes
What does trance mean?
A state of dissociation
Identify the techniques in this quote: Sometimes she smells the faint hint of smoke
olfactory imgery, symbolism, reminisance
Define assimilation.
Intergrating Indigenous people into European socities.
What's the main extended metaphor?
The absence of her father, represented as the leaves
True or false : 'this poem reflects ideas of domestic violence'
True, although not mentioned specifically the idea is still foreshadowed.
What are the 2 Indigenous terms used in trance?
pituri and possum skin cloak
What significant Indigenous event is reflected
The Stolen Generation
Where is Oombulgarri?
Remote Western Australia
How does nature reflect onto Indigenous lives?
It echoes the past, heals the losses that occur and gives us solace.
Identify 2 eyes that are mentioned.
Staring, terror, submission, shame, contempt, compassion, watching, rage
What are the main ideas in the poem?
Introduction to cultural identity
What the symbolic value of the key
Signifys secrets and the absence of knowing your past.
What assumptions does this poem challenge?
That forced removal is still occuring today
"Will our story unite?"
Rhetorical question
In her interview Eckermann stated that 'the poem was for the men in her life'. True or false?
False, its for the women
finish the quote: "Hunched in her..."
possum skin cloak
Fisnish the quote : "There is no...
key to the past and no key to the future?"
How does Eckermann convey sound to establish the tone? Provide a quote.
"even the creak of the gate is silent" - establishes the town is empty.
"Echoes of laughter..." - the happiness of the town is echoing in the distance.
What does 'Yankunytjatjara' mean?
indigenous perspective about displacement.
Finish the quote. "Which...
eyes will she choose today."