Purpose:​ ​to​ ​describe​ ​the​ ​harsh​ ​and​ ​unusual​ ​nature​ ​of​ ​the​ ​bush​ ​and​ ​the​ ​eccentricity​ ​of​

​its
characters

Distinctively​ ​Visual​ ​Image​ ​1:​ ​The​ ​harsh​ ​bush​ ​setting

Technique/​ ​Example Explanation

Bare​ ​brown​ ​ridges​ ​(colour​ ​imagery) The​ ​colour​ ​brown​ ​emphasises​ ​the
barrenness​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Australian​ ​landscape,
cumulatively​ ​telling​ ​us​ ​about​ ​the​ ​drought
stricken​ ​landscape.

Bank​ ​of​ ​a​ ​barren​ ​creek​ ​(connotations) Connotations​ ​of​ ​the​ ​word​ ​‘barren’​ ​makes​ ​the
reader​ ​imagine​ ​the​ ​emptiness​ ​of​ ​the​ ​drought
stricken​ ​landscape.​ ​It​ ​also​ ​gives​ ​the​ ​reader
a​ ​visual​ ​image​ ​of​ ​the​ ​dry/infertile​ ​land.

Nurse​ ​and​ ​tutor​ ​of​ ​eccentric​ ​minds Despite​ ​the​ ​bareness​ ​or​ ​harsh​ ​and​ ​unusual
(personification​ ​of​ ​the​ ​bush) nature​ ​of​ ​the​ ​land,​ ​the​ ​bush​ ​has​ ​healing
qualities​ ​and​ ​is​ ​able​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​the​ ​eccentric
people​ ​through​ ​the​ ​experiences​ ​it​ ​offers.

Ragged​​ ​gums​ ​on​ ​the​ ​distant​ ​range Shows​ ​the​ ​universal​ ​image​ ​of​ ​the​ ​landscape
(adjective:​ ​ragged) by​ ​allowing​ ​the​ ​reader​ ​to​ ​visualise​ ​it​ ​as
‘dying’

Slab-and-bark​ ​(compound​ ​word) compound​ ​word​ ​-​ ​combines​ ​the​ ​words

together​ ​reinforcing​ ​the​ ​simplicity​ ​of​ ​the
materials​ ​and​ ​talks​ ​about​ ​the​ ​poverty​ ​in​ ​the
harsh​ ​bush​ ​setting,​ ​since​ ​it​ ​shows​ ​how​ ​little
it​ ​took​ ​to​ ​build​ ​the​ ​hut.

Broiling​ ​(tactile​ ​image) “Broiling”​ ​is​ ​used​ ​to​ ​create​ ​a​ ​tactile​ ​image​ ​of
the​ ​intense​ ​heat​ ​as​ ​the​ ​word​ ​“broiling”​ ​refers
to​ ​“high​ ​heat”​ ​and​ ​reinforces​ ​the​ ​harsh
condition​ ​that​ ​the​ ​bush​ ​undertaker​ ​faces
living​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Australian​ ​Bush.

…​ ​the​ ​grand​ ​Australian​ ​bush…​ ​(adjective/ The​ ​word​ ​‘grand’​ ​makes​ ​the​ ​bush​ ​seem​ ​so
connotations) unique​ ​and​ ​special​ ​when​ ​in​ ​reality​ ​it​ ​is​ ​dry
and​ ​barren.

…​ ​the​ ​home​ ​of​ ​the​​ ​weird​,​ ​and​ ​of​ ​much​ ​that The​ ​connotations​ ​of​ ​the​ ​word​ ​‘weird’,
is​ ​different​ ​from​ ​things​ ​in​ ​other​ ​lands. emphasises​ ​the​ ​unusual​ ​nature​ ​of​ ​the​ ​bush
(connotations​ ​of​ ​the​ ​word​ ​‘weird’) which​ ​also​ ​highlights​ ​that​ ​the​ ​eccentric
people​ ​can​ ​find​ ​a​ ​home​ ​in​ ​the​ ​bush.

Distinctively​ ​Visual​ ​Image​ ​2:​ ​The​ ​finding​ ​and​ ​removal​ ​of​ ​Brummy’s​ ​body
 Technique/Example
Metaphor
“dried​ ​to​ ​a​ ​mummy”
“blackened​ ​carcass...​ ​blackened​ ​features...
blackened​ ​wrists”​ ​-​ ​Repetition
“Falls​ ​on​ ​to​ ​its​ ​back​ ​like​ ​a​ ​board”​ ​-​ ​Simile
‘He​ ​picked​ ​up​ ​a​ ​stick​ ​and​ ​tapped​ ​the​ ​body
on​ ​the​ ​shoulder;​ ​the​ ​flesh​ ​sounded​ ​like
leather’​ ​-​ ​Simile/aural​ ​image
Like​ ​a​ ​dead​ ​sheep
Distinctively​ ​Visual​ ​Image​ ​3:​ ​The​ ​burial​ ​of​ ​Brummy
Technique/Example
“The​ ​Nurse​ ​and​ ​Tutor​ ​of​ ​eccentric​ ​minds”​ ​-
Personification
‘Not​ ​prepared​ ​for​ ​the​ ​awful​ ​scrutiny​ ​that
gleamed​ ​on​ ​him​ ​from​ ​those​ ​empty​ ​sockets’
-​ ​Visual​ ​imagery
‘On​ ​reaching​ ​the​ ​hut​ ​the​ ​old​ ​man​ ​‘dumped’
the​ ​corpse’​ ​verb:​ ​dumped
Explanation
The​ ​metaphor​ ​shows​ ​the​ ​body's​ ​dehydrated​ ​state,​ ​due​ ​to
the​ ​extreme​ ​heat​ ​as​ ​it​ ​is​ ​being​ ​compared​ ​to​ ​a​ ​mummy.
Repetition​ ​reinforces​ ​the​ ​burnt​ ​appearance
of​ ​the​ ​body​ ​and​ ​the​ ​physical​ ​state​ ​it’s​ ​in.
This​ ​shows​ ​how​ ​the​ ​condition​ ​of​ ​being​ ​left
in​ ​the​ ​sun​ ​can​ ​affect​ ​the​ ​body​ ​along​ ​with
leftover​ ​alcohol​ ​on​ ​him.
The​ ​simile​ ​gives​ ​an​ ​aural​ ​image​ ​of​ ​the
remains,​ ​indicating​ ​how​ ​the​ ​flesh​ ​is​ ​dead
and​ ​how​ ​the​ ​‘harsh,​ ​intense​ ​heat’​ ​has
impacted​ ​the​ ​appearance​ ​of​ ​the
body/remains.
This​ ​is​ ​aural​ ​imagery​ ​as​ ​the​ ​sound​ ​of​ ​the
flesh​ ​when​ ​being​ ​described​ ​you​ ​can​ ​hear
the​ ​flesh​ ​being​ ​tapped​ ​and​ ​sounding​ ​like
leather
Explanation
Despite​ ​this​ ​barrenness​ ​nature​ ​of​ ​the​ ​bush
is​ ​a​ ​tutor​ ​telling​ ​us​ ​we​ ​can​ ​learn​ ​from​ ​the
landscape​ ​but​ ​only​ ​those​ ​who​ ​are​ ​eccentric
or​ ​unusual​ ​are​ ​able​ ​to​ ​truly​ ​learn.
The​ ​shock​ ​of​ ​the​ ​visual​ ​imagery​ ​of
Brummy’s​ ​eyes​ ​being​ ​exposed,​ ​highlights
how​ ​there​ ​are​ ​images​ ​which​ ​are​ ​too
confronting​ ​for​ ​the​ ​undertaker,​ ​who
nevertheless​ ​recovers​ ​very​ ​quickly​ ​from​ ​the
sight.
The​ ​body​ ​is​ ​nothing​ ​strange​ ​to​ ​him,​ ​the​ ​verb
is​ ​visual​ ​and​ ​shows​ ​a​ ​casual​ ​way​ ​of​ ​dealing

‘The​ ​body​ ​fell​ ​forward​ ​and​ ​struck​ ​him​ ​a
violent​ ​blow’​ ​verbs​ ​‘fell’​ ​and​ ​‘struck’
‘Dropped​ ​it​ ​into​ ​one​ ​corner​ ​like​ ​a​ ​post’
(Simile)
‘He​ ​hoisted​ ​Brummy​ ​into​ ​the​ ​chimney
trough’’
with​ ​the​ ​body,​ ​highlighting​ ​the​ ​unusual
nature​ ​of​ ​the​ ​bush​ ​and​ ​its​ ​characters.
-Through​ ​the​ ​verbs​ ​‘fell’​ ​and​ ​‘struck’​ ​in,​ ​‘that
individual​ ​fell​ ​forward​ ​and​ ​struck​ ​him​ ​a
violent​ ​blow’,​ ​the​ ​unusual​ ​nature​ ​of​ ​the​ ​bush
is​ ​shown​ ​through​ ​the​ ​visual​ ​image​ ​of​ ​the
man​ ​being​ ​struck​ ​by​ ​the​ ​corpse’
-The​ ​use​ ​of​ ​the​ ​simile​ ​in​ ​‘Dropped​ ​it​ ​into
one​ ​corner​ ​like​ ​a​ ​post’​ ​highlights​ ​the
pragmatic​ ​act​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Undertaker​ ​who
seemingly​ ​is​ ​used​ ​to​ ​death​ ​in​ ​the​ ​bush​ ​and
therefore​ ​not​ ​moved​ ​to​ ​sentiment​ ​or​ ​fear.
The​ ​verb​ ​‘hoisted’​ ​expresses​ ​the​ ​abnormal
behaviour​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Undertaker​ ​in​ ​dealing​ ​with
his​ ​dead​ ​friend,​ ​Brummy,​ ​showing​ ​his
casual​ ​mindset​ ​in​ ​dealing​ ​with​ ​the​ ​corpse