Language Techniques
What is the technique that makes things sound serious than it is?
Hyperbole
Exaggeration
What is the background of Leah's father?
British
Who is the poet of the poem 'My Hakka Grandmother'?
Eileen Chong
What is the name of the town Truman stays in?
Seahaven
What is discursive writing?
You have to explore a topic on both sides.
Identify the technique in this quote. Explain what the technique shows.
“All the world’s a stage and men and women merely players…”
Metaphor
Who was the leader of the Chinese cultural revolution?
Mao Zedong
Provide one example of pun in the poem 'The Double man'
'My motherlands have lost M'
'Otherlands'
How does Truman's fake father die?
Drowning at sea
Provide 3 persuasive techniques that you can use for a speech.
1. Repetition
2. Rhetorical questions.
3. Emotive language
Identity the technique in this quote. Explain what the technique shows.
“Go ask his name: if he be married.
My grave is like to be my wedding bed.”
Irony in 'my grave is like to be my wedding bed'. This irony shows that the persona is willing to die for her love, and that she is happy even if marrying the man would lead her to her death.
Why does Leah touch her cheeks to check her freckles for?
To make sure she is still an Australian.
Why does Melinda Bobis include three different languages in the poem 'This is where it begins'?
This use of languages shows her cultural backgrounds and that diaspora won't make her forget her heritage.
What camera shot is used when Truman runs away with Sylvia?
What does this technique show?
Tracking shot.
To show that Truman is being followed.
What is the structure of a piece of imaginative writing?
(Hint: There are 5 parts)
Orientation - Conflicts - Climax - Resolution - Coda
Identify the technique in this quote. Explain what the technique shows.
When my algebra teacher retired, he wasn’t ready for the aftermath.
Pun in 'aftermath' creates humour. After-math means either after the teacher retires from Maths or the 'aftermath' after his retirement.
When Joan told Leah about her experience with the mob and how 'when everything's gone, it is best to turn away', Leah replied bluntly 'So we came to China to forget about Dad?'. Joan replied 'You aren't understanding'.
After that, 'they returned to the hotel, their steps echoing in the empty street'.
Explain the technique in the quote 'they returned to the hotel, their steps echoing in the empty street'.
Auditory imagery in 'echoing in the empty street' shows that there is deep silence between Leah and Joan, highlighting their lack of communication and understanding.
Name 3 things that the Jade in 'Translucent Jade' represent.
1. Virtue
2. Protection
3. Good luck
At the beginning of the film, there is a bottle of Vitamin D on Truman's and Meryl's kitchen counter. What does this foreshadow?
The bottle of Vitamin D shows that Truman lacks exposure to the (real) sun, which foreshadows his entrapment within Christof's fabricated world.
What is the main difference between persuasive writing and discursive writing?
Persuasive writing persuades the audience to believe the audience;
while discursive writing discusses a topic from different angles.
Identify the technique in this quote. Explain what the technique shows.
“I must be cruel to be kind.”
Paradox in 'be cruel to be kind' shows that sometimes in life, humans need to be tough and cruel to others so that they can help others learn.
The coin symbolises unity.
The butterfly symbolises growth and transformation.
The two half of the coins reunited and resembles a butterfly shows Leah's growth and her connection with heritage and identity.
Identify the technique in this quote. Explain what the technique shows
"the truer player busking in King George Square.
Memory kinks my measured walk into a lurch.
My stomach fills with fire. Far above cold stars wheel
around the spire of Rome's oldest Christian Church'
Cacophony.
To create harsh discordant sounds which represents the anxiety, shame, guilt and confusion in Jaya Savige.
Explain Plato's The Cave allegory in The Truman Show.
To show that Truman is like the prisoners in the cave, and in his whole life, he is entrapped by Christof and his view of the world is projected through Christof's manipulation.
In Imaginative writing, what do you call the technique where you leave your audience at a suspenseful moment and make them curious about the next chapter?
Cliffhanger