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100

The technique used to characterise Death in, 

'Because I could not stop for Death –

He kindly stopped for me –

The Carriage held but just Ourselves –

And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste

And I had put away

My labor and my leisure too,

For His Civility –'

What is personification?

100

The tense of the verb phrase, 'I will lose you if you run ahead'.

What is future tense, with a modal auxiliary verb?

100

The literary theory that Malouf aligned with that said meaning-making lies with the reader.

What is post-structuralism?

100

The reference to another text within the first text.

What is intertextuality?

100

He designed the logo for the Chupa Chups lollipop brand.

Who is Salvador Dali ?

200

The technique that changes 'He is very good at sales' to 'He could sell sand to a desert dweller'.

What is metaphor?

200

The tense of, 'I was sweating intensely when I finally told her'.

What is past continuous tense?

200

The Australian city that Malouf grew up in.

What is Brisbane?

200

The three appeals that assist in persuasion, presented by Aristotle?

What are Ethos, Pathos and Logos?

200

400 times bigger than the moon.

What is the sun?

300

The imagery technique describing 'charged' in the world is charged with the Gradeur of God'.

What is an embedded metaphor?

300
The part of speech that describes, 'gold and apricot' in the sentence 'gold and apricot skies'.

What is adjective?

300

The structure of the poem 'Ladybird' that follows the persona's cognitive process.

What is Associative structure?

300

The appeal to empathy and emotion.

What is pathos?

300

The amount of times a person blinks per minute.

What is between 14 and 17 times?

400

The literary technique that links stanza's through similar sounding words like 'kind' and 'kindest'.

What is aural repetition?

400

The part of speech describing 'charged' in 'The world is charged with the grandeur of God'.

What is verb (past tense)?

400

The birth date of David Malouf.

What is 20 March 1934?

400

The technique used to persuade the audience in the sentence, 'We must act now'.

What is a high modality auxiliary verb?

400

The only part of the body that cannot heal.

What are teeth?

500

 "Golden sunset", the "crackling campfire", the "slimy toad", the "smell of petrol"...

What are examples of sensory language?

500

The grammatical feature used to create point of view or voice.

What are 1st, 2nd and 3rd person pronouns?

500
The technique used in 'nomad thoughts possess us, standing/ in one place only with nowhere to go'.

What is paradox / What is enjambment?

500

Three techniques and their effects used in Mumford and Sons' lyrics:

'But I'll kneel down
Wait for now
And I'll kneel down
Know my ground

… And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you'

What are repetition to create emphasis; 1st and 2nd person pronouns used to create direct speech or dialogue; Symbolism of kneeling down which implies respect?

500

The conflict that began on October 7, 2023?

What is the Israel/Gaza conflict?

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