Their young are often called joeys.
What is Kangaroo?
This is meant to scare or unsettle the reader.
What is Horror?
The time and place in which a story takes place.
What is Setting?
The specialised term for vocabulary.
What is Lexicon?
This is extremely bad, in a very noticeable way.
What is Egregious?
The eucalyptus eater who likes to sleep.
What is Koala?
This consists of new worlds, magic, mythical beasts and more.
What is Fantasy?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is Point of view?
This involves pronunciation and intonation; the sound system.
What is Phonology?
To agree to or accept something, often unwillingly.
What is Acquiesce?
The wild dog of Australia.
What is Dingo?
This involves a teenager mentally or psychologically maturing into adulthood.
What is Coming-of-age?
What is Bildungsroman?
The sequence of events which makes up a story.
What is Plot?
These are sounds created by combining vowels.
What are Diphthongs?
The ability to hear, see or think accurately and clearly.
What is Acuity?
The largest native Australian bird. Also won a war.
What is Emu?
This offers a bleak and frightening version of the future.
What is Dystopian?
The central idea or message of a literary work.
What is Theme?
The word order and grammar.
What is Syntax?
The unnecessary use of too many long and difficult words.
What is Sesquipedalian?
This monotreme is most known for being both a pet and a detective.
What is Platypus?
This involves a fictional story in a historical setting.
What is Historical fiction?
The use of descriptive language to create vivid and sensory impressions in the reader's mind.
What is Imagery?
The term for writing systems and spelling.
What is Orthography?
The lack of ability to decide what to do, or the act of changing often between two opinions.
What is Vacillation?