Poetic Form and Techniques (HSC SSCE English Standard): Quizzes
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What technique mirrors Yankunytjatjara songlines rather than conventional English poetic metres?
What technique mirrors Yankunytjatjara songlines rather than conventional English poetic metres?
Free verse orality
What does Eckermann's 'poetic jurisprudence' mean?
What does Eckermann's 'poetic jurisprudence' mean?
Poetry that bears witness & demands justice
What are songlines in traditional Indigenous culture?
What are songlines in traditional Indigenous culture?
Navigational & storytelling paths mapping Country
What does the Yankunytjatjara term 'Ngangkaṉa' mean?
What does the Yankunytjatjara term 'Ngangkaṉa' mean?
Ancestral spirits or voices
What is the purpose of code-switching in Eckermann's hybrid diction?
What is the purpose of code-switching in Eckermann's hybrid diction?
Asserts linguistic sovereignty
What does 'English filled my mouth like wet cement' represent?
What does 'English filled my mouth like wet cement' represent?
Linguistic colonisation as suffocating
What literary technique involves directly addressing someone absent, dead, or abstract?
What literary technique involves directly addressing someone absent, dead, or abstract?
Apostrophe
What do short tercets and quatrains convey in Eckermann's poetry?
What do short tercets and quatrains convey in Eckermann's poetry?
Maternal urgency
What are somatic metaphors in visceral embodiment?
What are somatic metaphors in visceral embodiment?
Metaphors drawn from bodily sensations
What does 'linguistic repatriation' mean in Eckermann's work?
What does 'linguistic repatriation' mean in Eckermann's work?
Bringing back stolen language through poetry