Text Overview and Central Ideas (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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What is the Noongar language name for Perth's Swan River?
What is the Noongar language name for Perth's Swan River?
Derbarl Yerrigan
Who or what is the narrator in Lynch's 'Split'?
Who or what is the narrator in Lynch's 'Split'?
Country itself with omniscient voice
What does the Wagyl represent in Noongar cosmology?
What does the Wagyl represent in Noongar cosmology?
The Rainbow Serpent creator being
How many temporal layers does Lynch use to structure 'Split'?
How many temporal layers does Lynch use to structure 'Split'?
Three distinct layers
What literary technique blends realistic narrative with fantastical elements in 'Split'?
What literary technique blends realistic narrative with fantastical elements in 'Split'?
Magical realism
What does 'dual ontologies' mean in the context of 'Split'?
What does 'dual ontologies' mean in the context of 'Split'?
Two different ways of understanding reality
What image opens and closes 'Split', creating circular structure?
What image opens and closes 'Split', creating circular structure?
Snake and scooter juxtaposition
What does 'Anthropocene Air' do to settlers according to Lynch?
What does 'Anthropocene Air' do to settlers according to Lynch?
Buffers their minds from Deep Time
How does Lynch suggest balance between disparate landscapes can be achieved?
How does Lynch suggest balance between disparate landscapes can be achieved?
Through acknowledgement
What does the phrase 'beneath my feet... ancient scar' position the landscape as?
What does the phrase 'beneath my feet... ancient scar' position the landscape as?
A keeper of memory