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In a Dry Season
TECHNIQUE
Juxtaposition
Cutting sarcasm
Action Verbs
Characterisation
Condemning
tone
Negative
imagery
Colloquial
narration
EXAMPLE
Black crepe hatband with a jolly face
Native industry was represented
“draw; add”
Clothes represent the characters
Bush liar
sundowner
Unchanging ‘dry’ season means no-one would want to settle on the land.
“Better settling in it!”
“half-obliterated signs”
“he was a bit of a scrapper”
EFFECT
In a Dry Season
TECHNIQUE
Connotations
Animal imagery
Paradox
Laconic wit
Humour
EXAMPLE
EFFECT
“green crop is trying to grow”
“something snaky about camels, they remind me of turtles and goannas”
Invites thought & engagement
Death as cheerful
“I don’t wanter; I’ve been there.”
“brink of eternity so far as Aust is concerned”
Mocks the way the man speaks