Country and Identity Narrative Flashcards

Vocabulary and thematic flashcards based on the narrative of Mira and Dave's journey along the coast and their connection to Country.

Sky description (Introduction)

Stretched open- soft waking eyelid.

Sea (Simile)

Breathed in and out like giant resting animal.

Waves (Personification)

Whispering shhh shhh sliding across the sand.

Mira's feeling of 'Small'

A 'safe small, held small, small that made her feel older' rather than a frightening smallness.

Mangrove roots (Simile)

Twisted and reaching into earth like searching hands.

The taste of the air

Described by Mira as tasting like salt, soil, and story.

Searching Country

Dave's suggestion that Mira is not looking for herself, but looking for the land.

Earth (Simile during Climax)

Felt warm beneath Mira like a heartbeat hidden under the soil.

Sound blending

Waves, rustling leaves, and chirping birds compared to a woven blanket wrapping around Mira.

Standing with Country

The realization that Mira wasn't just standing on the land, but standing with it as a living entity.

Nature of the Land

The understanding that land wasn't just land; it was story, memory, and identity.

Roots (Falling Action Simile)

Rose around Mira and Dave like old guardians.

Dave's Grandfather's Lesson

Teaching how to read the tides and stating that 'the land holds lessons if you are patient.'

Country's voice

According to Dave, it 'speaks in its own time' and 'knows her name.'

Mira's Belonging

The conclusion that Mira belongs because 'Country chose her,' not because she chose it.