MOD C REFLECTION

What was the 1st quote used in the reflection to discuss imagery?

"Its worn brick, littered with sprawling vines and surrounded by thick, moist bush…"

What technique and effect is used in "Its worn brick, littered with sprawling vines and surrounded by thick, moist bush…"?

Visceral imagery, transports the audience into the boy's position

What related text and quote is linked to this imagery technique?

Kae Tempest's "Picture A Vacuum", "watch as it flickers and roars into fullness…", vivid cosmic imagery that transports the audience

What was the 2nd quote used in the reflection, relating to interconnection?

"…which bruised her otherwise rich, green breasts, staining the purity of her valleys and surface."

What technique and effect is used in "…which bruised her otherwise rich, green breasts, staining the purity of her valleys and surface."?

Personification and anatomy motif, frames Pirongia as a maternal body

What cultural context supports the personification of Pirongia as maternal?

Māori culture, where mountains represent ancestral figures, such as Kahupekapeka

What idea does "Picture A Vacuum" contribute thematically to the reflection?

The Earth as a nurturing, maternal body

What stylistic elements did the reflection state were adopted from Kae Tempest?

Personification and imagery

What overall theme does the reflection state its piece explores?

How experience forces us to consider storytelling and the cultural elements that connect us through the history of landscapes