Structure and Anecdotal Storytelling (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards

Brief, evocative scene capturing a particular moment in time

Anecdotal chain structure

Non-linear, using flashback vignettes

Brief exchanges sending denigrating messages based on identity

West African storytellers preserving oral history via rhythm

Punctuates vignettes, mimics spoken storytelling pauses

Arrival, Settlement pivot, Idyll vignette, Surveillance close

Contrast & juxtaposition (optimism/reality, innocence/shadow)

Quicken pace & increase tension during racial slights

Returns to watchful hills at chapter's end