Narrative Structure and Language (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Vignette structure
Vignette structure
Short, self-contained narrative sketches
Number of chapters in Swallow the Air
Number of chapters in Swallow the Air
28 titled chapters
Mosaic effect in novel
Mosaic effect in novel
Vignettes working together reflect May's fragmented self
Ngurra (Wiradjuri)
Ngurra (Wiradjuri)
Country/home
Code-switching
Code-switching
Shifting between different language registers
Circular narrative pattern
Circular narrative pattern
Novel begins & ends at Paradiseland
Yindyamarra (Wiradjuri)
Yindyamarra (Wiradjuri)
Respect
Nonlinear chronology purpose
Nonlinear chronology purpose
Reflects trauma's disruption of time perception
White space between vignettes represents
White space between vignettes represents
May's transient lifestyle & homelessness
Landscape personification
Landscape personification
Giving natural world human qualities (Country is alive)