Zeppa ; Beyond the Sky and the Earth Flashcards
(27 cards)
1
Q
- “Mountains”,
- “other side of mountains are mountains, more mountains and mountains again”
A
- Imagery & repeated
- Immediately sets the scene/setting for the passage - repetition emphasises how many mountains there were help the reader imagine the setting better
2
Q
- “Climbing”,
- “rolling”
A
- Language choice
- Continuous verbs give the impression that the peaks are also ongoing
3
Q
“Pinching mud into ridges and sharp peaks”
A
- Metaphor
- It makes the scene more comprehensible for the reader to imagine as it’s a foreign/unusual scene for them (likely)
4
Q
“From Toronto to Montreal… to Paro”
A
- Polysyndeton
- Shows how long the journey was, the “to…to…to” gives a similar long, dragging effect to the reader, just how it felt to the writer
5
Q
“simple”
A
- Contrast
- Contrasts the simple room to the large grandeur of the mountains
6
Q
“Pine panelled room”
A
- Language choice
- Draws attention to the fact that the room is made of naturals.
7
Q
“Mountains…meet the moon”
A
- Alliteration
- Sense of continuity and stressed the beauty of the mountains - sublime is used as it emphasises how large nature is
8
Q
“Everest”
A
- Allusion
- Everest is a well known mountain around the world, therefore by name dropping the mountain it alludes to a setting of high peaks
9
Q
“Thin and dry and very cold”
A
- Monosyllables, tricolon
- Monosyllables show how sheer and bleak it is, the tricolon and polysyndeton putting emphasis on each description
10
Q
“Instant coffee, powdered milk, plasticky white bread and flavourless red jam”
A
- Language choice
- “Powdered” enforces a sense of scarcity, the fact that they had to rely on artificial milk rather than cows. “Plasticky” sounds artificial and unpleasant, and the ‘red’ jam juxtaposes its ‘[flavourlessness]. All of this presents Bhutan as very different to western countries.
11
Q
“Golden brown hair”
A
- Language choice
- Presents Lorna as friendly and positively, golden creating images of warm light and riches
12
Q
“Official population is 20,000”
A
- Facts
- Appeals to the reader’s ethos and establishes credibility to the writer’s words
13
Q
“incomprehensible”
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- Language choice
- Emphasises the non-native background of the writer and juxtaposes the following descriptions to make an air is great beauty and mystery
14
Q
“graceful”
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- Language choice
- Enforces a sense of ease and beauty of lifestyle
15
Q
“Lotus flowers, jewels and clouds”
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- Language choice
- Allusions to enlightenment and beauty
16
Q
“Onions, rice, tea… Orange Cream Biscuits”
A
- Listing, asyndeton
- Listing = all at once just as Zeppa experienced the sight, asyndeton bombards the senses
17
Q
“Teenagers in acid washed jeans, Willie Nelson’s greatest hits”
A
- Irony
- Went across the world only to still see Western influence
18
Q
“Cultural infiltration”
A
- Language choice
- Negative connotations of the Western influence on Bhutan
19
Q
“New York”
A
- Allusions
- Allusions to big modern city juxtaposes ‘cracked’ and ‘faded’
20
Q
“Whitewashed, red roofed, golden-tipped fortress”
A
- Colourful imagery
- Bright, beautiful descriptions of the country
21
Q
“ “the best built race of men I ever saw” “
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- Ethos
- Expert quotes enforces reliability in Zeppa’s descriptions and words
22
Q
Lines 54-64
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- Complimentary tone
- Shows how Zeppa compliments Bhutan’s people
23
Q
“Aristocratic faces”
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- Language choice
- Sense of nobility, shows how Zeppa regards Bhutanese people in high regards
24
Q
Lines 70-86
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- Tone
- Educative/informative tone appeals to reader’s ethos
25
“...as beautiful”
* Language choice
* She is shown to hold the Bhutanese in high regards
26
“Rainbow District”, “Lotus Grove of the Gods”, “Blooming Valley of Luxuriant”
* Language choice & Names
* The names show beautiful and divine imagery of these areas of Bhutan
27
“Back slapped, hair pulled”
* Humour
* Engages + interests the reader
