the explorer's daughter Flashcards
(14 cards)
1
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“Plumes of spray… spectral play”
A
- Beautiful imagery
- Makes the narwhals seems mythical and fantastical
2
Q
“methodically”
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- Language choice
- Causes the reader to associate the narwhals with intelligence and capability
3
Q
“Glittering kingdom”, “turning butter gold”, “mischievous tricks of shifting light”
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- Rich and regal imagery
- Paints the narwhals in a rich, beautiful light. Shows the respect the writer has for the narwhals, and potentially the value that they hold for the Inuit people
4
Q
“Essential”, “survival”, “reason…never suffered”
A
- Language choice
- Third paragraph expands on the necessity of whale hunting for the inuit.
- “Essential” gives the impression of need, “survival” emphasises how important whale hunting is for the inuit.
“Reason… never suffered” further enforces a sense of integrality to whale hunting
5
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“Its single ivory tusk…ancient dwellings”, “Little use for the narwhal itself”
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- Listing
- Lists why humans need the tusks whilst simultaneously stating how the animal doesn’t need the tusk
6
Q
“A small gasp or jump”
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- Phrase
- Creates suspense
7
Q
“Crucial”
“Every hunter was on the water”
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- Language choice
- Further emphasises how essential this hunt was for the Inuit
8
Q
“Are intelligent… talk to one another”
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- Informative
- Creates suspense, paints narwhals in a positive light again
9
Q
“My heart leapt for both hunter and narwhal”
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- Hyperbole
- Shows the conflict in the writer’s mind regarding the hunter’s success and survival or the narwhals
10
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“Flimsy kayak”, “capsized”, “drowned”
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- Language choice
- Shows how vulnerable and brave the hunters are for going out onto the Arctic waters
11
Q
“To dive, to leap, to survive”
“dilemma”
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- Tricolon
- Shows her conflict again
12
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‘Imported goods can only ever account for part of the food supply’
A
- Factual statement
- Emphasises that this situation can’t change because there will never be another way of getting food here, which is then highlighted in the ‘one annual supply ship’ and the ‘smallness’ of the ‘twice-weekly plane’ which can ‘only carry a certain amount of goods’.
13
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“Hunting is still an absolute necessity in Thule”
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- Confident tone
- “Absolute necessity” adds confidence and emphasis on her statement, and round off a final judgement to her previously observed dilemma
14
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“only”
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- repetition
- Gives a sense of lacking and need to the Inuit people and their dependency on the whale meat
