What is the literary technique where consonant sounds are repeated?
Alliteration
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Who is the host of the Come and Say G’Day ad and why was he famous in the USA?
Paul Hogan, because he played Crocodile Dundee.
100
How old was Dorothea Mackellar, and where was she living, when she wrote My Country?
22, England.
100
Who wrote and who illustrated The Rabbits?
John Marsden and Shaun Tan.
100
Who wrote the poem No More Boomerang?
Odgeroo Noonuccal
200
Describe what is meant by the term juxtaposition.
The placing of two things close together or side by side.
200
What is the famous line at the end of the ad?
We’ll throw another shrimp on the barbie for you!
200
List two adjectives that Mackellar uses to describe the Australian landscape.
Any two of: sweeping, ragged, wide, brown, sunburnt, warm, dark, tangled, green, sapphire-misted, pitiless.
200
What is an allegory?
An allegory is a narrative that has a second meaning hidden behind its literal meaning.
200
What is the language technique where vowel sounds are repeated?
Assonance.
300
Define the term Salient Features.
The features which stand out in an image or visual text.
300
What is one way that this ad differs from the ‘So Where The Bloody Hell Are You?” ad of 2006?
Any one of: No representation of Indigenous Australians, one host instead of many hosts, different call to action.
300
List two negative things that Mackellar identifies about the Australian landscape.
Any two of: Drought, fire, famine, cattle dying.
300
Give two reasons why the composer may have chosen rabbits to represent the British settlers.
Any two of: They are introduced species, they are pests, they breed and spread across the landscape very quickly.
300
What are the four parts of a TEEL paragraph?
Topic Sentence, Explain, Example, Link to the question.
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What is meant by the term personification? You must also give an example of where this is used in My Country.
Where a non-living object is given human qualities and characteristics. It is used in My Country to give the Australian landscape living qualities (“her”) and to describe the dry paddocks soaking up rain (“thirsty paddocks”).
400
List three Australian traditions that are featured in the ad.
Any three of: Saying G’day, having a BBQ, going to the pub, going to the beach, boating on the harbour.
400
Provide an example of where repetition is used in the poem, and state the impact of this repetition.
“Core of my heart my country” or “I love her.” It emphasises just how much Mackellar loves the Australian landscape and how important it is to her.
400
What is the final line of the book, and what impact does it have?
“Who will save us from the rabbits?”. This is a rhetorical question which leaves the reader thinking about the impact of settlement on the numbats, and emphasises that they have been left helpless and powerless to save themselves.
400
List three Australian icons featured in “So Where The Bloody Hell Are You?"
Any three of: Beaches, Harbour Bridge, Uluru, Kangaroos, Great Barrier Reef, Opera House, Outback.
500
What is meant by the term 'Relative Size'? You must also give an example of where this technique is used in The Rabbits.
The comparative size of different components within an image. Example of your choice.
500
Describe in detail one camera shot/angle used by the composer, and explain why this may have been chosen by the composer.
Shot and analysis of choice.
500
What metaphor is used by Mackellar to describe the breaking of the drought, and what impact does this have on the responder?
“Drumming of an army”, creates a clear picture/image of the nature of the rain: heavy, loud and strong.
500
Describe how two visual techniques are used to highlight the negative impacts that the rabbits’ arrival had on the numbats.
Two techniques of your choice plus explanation.
500
What is meant by the term stereotype? Give two examples of Australian stereotypes.
Qualities or characteristics assigned to people based on their race, nationality, religion or appearance. Example of your choice.