English quotes - Module B

China Woman - Indigenous spirituality - growth/nature

Simile “The great Wall twines itself around and over them like my Rainbow Serpent”

China Woman - Indigenous spirituality - appreciation

Admirational tone “The people of China are now the custodians of palaces”

Reed Flute Cave - Indigenous spirituality - links between RFC and RS

Possessive pronoun “I didn’t expect to meet you in Guilin my Rainbow Serpent, my Earth Mother”

Reed Flute Cave - Indigenous spirituality - reflection

Anaphora “Perhaps now l have time to think, perhaps you are but one of many guardians of Earths people”

China Woman - culture transcends - nature forefront

Visual imagery “High peaked mountains stand out against the skyline”

China Woman - culture transcends - historical memory

Historical allusion “Ancient dynasties sleep” Emperors are entombed in museums”

Reed Flute Cave - culture transcends - connection to home

Sensory imagery “The cool air rushing through the rock cathedral reminds me of the sea breezes of Stradbroke”

China Woman - culture as universal connector - pride

Metaphor/maternal imagery “China, the woman, stands tall”

China Woman - culture as universal connector - violence

Aural imagery “I hear the heavy tramp of the liberating army…rolling stones falling, crushing”

Reed Flute Cave - culture as universal connector - homesick

Low modality “Perhaps l have strayed to long in this beautiful country, the reeds are playing a mournful tune”

Reed Flute Cave - culture as universal connector - reinforces value

Imperative tone “I shall return home, but l’m glad l came”