Visual Techniques
'The Steves'
'Mr. Huff'
'The Rabbits'
Techniques
(Challenging)
100

When something important stands out on a page

Salience

100

What is the main characters name?

Steve

100

What is the protagonists name?

Billy

100

What two animals are in 'The Rabbits'?

Rabbits and bilbys

100

Represents something

Symbolism

200

When colour is used to represent a deeper meaning

Colour symbolism

200

How many Steve's are introduced in the book?

3

200

What emotion does Mr Huff represent?

Sadness (or any synonym)

200

What country is 'The Rabbits' based on?

Australia

200

A sustained symbol throughout a story

Motif

300

Helps guide your reading path

Vector lines

300

What colour were the two main Steve's beaks? 

Orange and red

300

What was the protagonist struggling to find at the beginning of the book?

His favourite socks

300

What flag does the half title page look similar to at the beginning of the book?

Flag of Great Britain (Union Jack)

300

When a non-human object is given humanlike characteristics (Hint hint Mr Huff)

Personification

400

Using differing or opposite elements to create a comparison 

Contrast

400

What symbol was used to show the two Steve's were making peace with each other?

A bowling ball (or a ball)

400

What happens to Mr Huff on the last page of the book?

Mr Huff shrinks

400

What is the allegory of 'The Rabbits'?

Colonisation of Australia

400

When a non-human entity (usually an animal) is given human-like attributes (Hint hint the rabbits)

Anthropomorphism

500

Somebody's eyes are forcing you to look

Gaze OR demand

500

In the scene where the background is predominantly blue what are the two Steve's competing over?

Who can catch more fish

500

What type of ball is the protagonist carrying in the last endpaper? 

Soccer ball 

500

What rhetorical question does the book end with?

Who will save us from the rabbits?

500

A story with a hidden meaning (typically moral or political)

Allegory