Form, Structure, and Language (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Lawson's minimalist approach
Lawson's minimalist approach
Economical prose & episodic sketches vs traditional plot
Episodic sketches
Episodic sketches
Brief, self-contained narrative moments capturing bush life
Laconic prose
Laconic prose
Using very few words to express ideas; economical language
Vernacular in Lawson's work
Vernacular in Lawson's work
Everyday colloquial Australian language of ordinary people
Parataxis technique
Parataxis technique
Short independent clauses side by side without connectors
Poe's 'single effect' principle
Poe's 'single effect' principle
Each story creates one powerful impression, not complex plot
Frame narrative structure
Frame narrative structure
A story embedded within another framing story
Staccato imagery
Staccato imagery
Short, detached, abrupt sensory details; selective not lengthy
Black humour in Lawson
Black humour in Lawson
Treating serious/tragic subjects with sardonic irony & comedy
Orality in dialogue
Orality in dialogue
Characteristics of spoken vs written language; oral tradition