Poetic Techniques
Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'.
What is a simile?
The name given to the start or opening of a narrative.
What is orientation?
The name of the period during which Indigenous children were taken from their homes and family.
What is Australia wider than?
A student who would never be seen without his beloved hat.
Who is Tony?
A greatly exaggerated statement.
What is hyperbole?
The name given to the most important part of a narrative/the central conflict?
What is climax?
A government policy under which Indigenous Australians and migrants were encouraged to give up their own culture, customs, and language, and adopt the white Australian way of life instead.
What is assimilation?
The country which has over 400 words for snow.
Where is Scottland?
This student is asked to stop talking by Mr. van der Veer more than any other student.
Who is Nabil?
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification?
The name given to the ending or conclusion of a narrative.
What is resolution?
The year in which the first fleet arrived to Australia.
When is 1788?
An object that has been around for over 5000 years.
What is a wooden wheel?
This student's dad is said to bear similarities to Connor McGregor.
Who is Hamda?
When a line continues into the next line with no punctuation.
What is enjambment?
The literary process of making a character seem more interesting to the reader.
What is characterisation?
The reason why many believe the date of Australia Day should be changed.
It marks the arrival of the British colonists on Australian shores.
The country with the most pyramids in the world.
Where is Syria?
This student is an excellent illustrator, so much so that almost every page of their exam featured a cameo appearance from a dog named Bob.
Who is Noor?
The repetition of vowel sounds in words or phrases.
What is assonance?
Giving human emotions to inanimate objects, nature, or animals. E.g. the wind sighed heavily.
What is pathetic fallacy?
The young boy who spoke to the UN about raising the age of criminality.
Who is Dujuan Hoosan?
Japan has one of these for every 40 people.
What is vending machines?
This student incorrectly believes Formula One to be the best sport.
Who is Kris?