Leaves
Who from Eckermanns family is leaves talking about?
Her father
What is the poem key about?
Eckermanns loss of culture, and her two grandmothers both german and indigenous.
What is Oombulagarri?
A country town in rural WA which indigenous peoples use to inhabit
What point of view is eyes told through?
3rd person
What is the message behind 'unearth'?
It is a call to inspire people to question the truth of aboriginal history
Is the poem 'leaves' autobiographical?
Yes
What is the technique in the quote "a girl stands outside grandmothers door"
Visual imagery
In what year was oombulgarri closed by the WA government?
2011
What is the technique and the message conveyed through "her eyes stare to challenge her"
Personification and metaphor, shows her low self confidence and sense of self
What is the technique of "lets dig up the soil and excavate the past"
metaphor and inclusive langauge
What technique is used in the quote "that lone tree on the ridge".
Personification
Who are the individuals who represent culture within the poem key
Her two grandmothers
What is assimilation?
The policy or practice that is aimed at integrating aboriginal people in europenan australian soicety often at the expenses of their cultural identity.
What is the technique used in "what eyes will she need for today?"
Rehetorical question
What is the technique and effect is "excavation holes are dug in our minds"
Metaphor and the hope that a way of thinking will now change
What is the point of the metaphor, "in my mind the horizon is formed by him"
To show the immesuarble distance between her and her father.
What are the two techniques present in "there is no key hole to the future and no vision to the past"
A metaphor and symbolism
What is the technique of "hysterical energy whips and wails and wails"
Alliteration
What is the extended metaphor in eyes?
The societal expectations placed on women and how they act.
What is the poem unearth trying to achieve
Peoples intrest in the buried dark past of australia and the truths that have been buried
What is the effect of "now only a few leaves, remain on aeging limbs"
To emphasise the impact of a lost connection with his child.
How many stanzas long is Key?
11
What is the effect and technique of this quote "even the creak of the gate is silent"
Auditory imagery and juxtaposition, as even the creaking of the gate is silent because there is no one left in the town to hear it.
What type of poem is eyes?
An elliptical, free verse poem
What is the technique and effect of "there is blood on the truth"
Metaphor, that history is blood stained and horrifying