Language Features and Symbolism (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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What two types of language does Lynch merge in her prose?
What two types of language does Lynch merge in her prose?
Geological science & Noongar Dreaming
In Indigenous Australian context, what does 'Country' mean?
In Indigenous Australian context, what does 'Country' mean?
Land as sentient being w/ agency & memory
What does 'Wagyl serpent split billion-year-old crust' demonstrate?
What does 'Wagyl serpent split billion-year-old crust' demonstrate?
Hybrid diction merging knowledge systems
What technique does 'Was Bilya. Now Swan River' exemplify?
What technique does 'Was Bilya. Now Swan River' exemplify?
Dual timeline syntax showing rupture
What effect does giving Country first-person voice create?
What effect does giving Country first-person voice create?
Makes colonisation personal & felt trauma
What does the Wagyl represent in Noongar tradition?
What does the Wagyl represent in Noongar tradition?
Rainbow serpent that carved landscape
On how many dimensions does the 'split' metaphor operate?
On how many dimensions does the 'split' metaphor operate?
Three: geological, cultural, symbolic
What does 'Anthropocene Air' symbolize in Lynch's text?
What does 'Anthropocene Air' symbolize in Lynch's text?
Cognitive buffer shielding from truth
What does 'Bitumen smothers ancient river' imagery represent?
What does 'Bitumen smothers ancient river' imagery represent?
Urban overlay: contemporary denial
What reader effect does the billion-year perspective create?
What reader effect does the billion-year perspective create?
Temporal vertigo challenging permanence