Mod C

Prescribed Texts

- Remembrance Day 1993: Commemorative address

Stylistics Features:
 Repetition of “We” – Unites the Australian Community
 Anaphora “We do not know” – Emphasises loss of Identity
 Synecdoche “He is all of them. And he is one of us” – Highlights our shared Australian
identity but also emphasising their service to country.
Themes or key Ideas:
 The soldier’s unknown identity – This “unknown” figure could represent us to represent
the Australian Culture and identity.

- Stopping by the woods on a snowy evening

Stylistic Features:
 Motif, Pathetic Fallacy – “Snow”  Beauty may be dangerous (Paradoxical)
 Extended Metaphor – Complacency  Foreshadows an eventual downfall
 Repetition of “And miles to go before I sleep”  Representing the long journey that still
lies ahead.
Themes or key Ideas:
 Staring into darkness may overwhelm ourselves with darkness.

- The Pedestrian
Stylistics Features:

Themes or key Ideas:

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- Dear Mrs Dunkley

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- Themes or key Ideas:

 Change in perspective and impression of a view

Creative

- Using a dash in between a paragraph

- Long flowing sentence  Character’s attention to detail

Persuasive

- Anecdotes  Creates tension or conflict  Creates interest within the reader

- Conversational tone  create a connection with the audience and speaker
 - Start with a question or quote

Discursive

- Show the connection between the two different perspectives.

- Non-linear structure to show understanding of change in perspectives over time.
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Stimulus

- Refer back to the given image or extract throughout the writing

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