Explorers Daughter Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
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Romantic Lang / Img
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“butter gold, glinting..”
- Soft colours emphasise richness of narrator’s surroundings
2
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Metaphor
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“glittering kingdom”
- Fairy tale - dreamy visualisation and awe. The hunters have to kill narwhals despite this
3
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Colourful imagery
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“plumes of spray” and “spectral play of colour”
- Colourful imagery emphasises the stupendous enviornment
4
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Synecdoche
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“used for harpoon tips and handles..”
- Synecdoche focuses and emphasises the resourcefulness of narwhals -contradicts awe
5
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Visual imagery
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“every hunter was on the water”
- Visual imagery illustrates focus of hunting - emphasises narwhal material
6
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Personification
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“one another in clicks and whistles”
- In awe of the narwal communication - develops connection despite hunting
7
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Personification (2)
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“heart leapt for both hunter and narwhal”.
- personifies the heart and underpins her dilemma - scared for both sides - intensifies emotion
8
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Personification (3)
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“intelligent creatures, their senses are keen”
- Presents them with human attributes - senses and keen and intelligent - connection
9
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Factual List
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“the whale is rich in necessary minerals and vitamins… the climate prohibits the growth of vegetables”
- In awe of physical attributes - passion -keenness
10
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Juxtaposition
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“Strangely, the tusk seems to have little use for the narwhal”
- Despite being physical attribute - little use to narwhal - swaying towards hunter
11
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Necessity Lang choice
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” essential”
- strays towards hunters as they are a emphasised as necessity
12
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Simile
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“It was like watching..game”
- Simile - anticipation and focus of narwhals. Concentration and keen.
13
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Topic Sentences
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- Beautiful image / habitat
- Necessity hunting
- Dilemma
- Keen
