Module A: Language, Identity and Culture
Which of ACE's poems focus on her experiences after "her man died"?
Trance
What is the narrative perspective in Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time? (ie. first, second, third, limited, omniscient)
First person
Who is the author of 'The Pedestrian'?
Ray Bradbury
Who is the director behind Waste Land?
Lucy Walker
A commonly used discursive technique is a brief, engaging story about a real incident or person. What is the name of that technique?
Anecdote
Identify the technique in the line "there is blood on the truth"
Metaphor.
The novel contains digressions. Define digression.
A digression is a tangent or detour.
Is this a simple, compound or complex sentence? “I guess you’d call me a writer.”
Simple Sentence as it only contains one subject and verb.
What is the name of the landfill that the Catadores work in?
Jardim Gramacho
In imaginative writing, the writer may choose to begin a story in the middle of the action. What is this called?
In medias res.
When did the state government close Oombulgarri?
2011
This novel contains two climaxes. One for the murder mystery plot, and another for the bildungsroman plot. What are they?
The murder mystery climax is Christopher discovering his father killed Wellington.
The bildungsroman climax is Christopher finding his mother in London.
True or false: discursive writing is a casual, informal writing style.
False: discursives can be serious or humorous, formal or informal.
Early in the film when we meet Isis, she describes her passion. What is she passionate about?
Fashion
In Dear Mrs. Dunkley, Helen Garner uses anaphora. Define anaphora.
Repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses
Which of ACE's poems set for study has the most punctuation marks with three question marks?
Leaves
Finish this line. "And I found my mother and I was brave and I wrote a book and that means..."
"And I found my mother and I was brave and I wrote a book and that means I can do anything."
"Great Mooncalf"
What is the difference between a human quality and a human emotion?
A quality is a trait or characteristic a person has. An emotion is a feeling.
A poetic technique that we regularly explored in our study of Ali Cobby Eckermann was enjambment. Define enjambment.
It is a poetic device where a sentence or clause continues across a line break without punctuation.
Finish this stanza of 'Eyes'.
"the eyes are watching her eyes
that can soothe or sting her tears
she picks... "
she picks the eyes filled with rage
Once conceptual feature of Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is defamiliarisation. What is defamiliarisation?
It is explaining everyday behaviours in a way that feels unfamiliar to show how strange they appear to Christopher.
'Dear Mrs. Dunkley' by Helen Garner is told in the form of a letter. What is the proper name for a style of writing told through letters.
Epistolary.
Finish this line from Tiao: "We are not pickers of garbage, we are ..."
We are not pickers of garbage, we are pickers of recyclable materials.
When we studied Waste Land, we learnt about a documentary technique called cinéma vérité. What is cinéma vérité?
Cinéma vérité is a documentary filmmaking style that emphasizes capturing real-life events and situations in an unobtrusive and authentic manner.