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ECKERMANN REVISION
Game Code: 514436
English
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Poetry of Ali Cobby Eckermann
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What poem is about her father?
Leaves
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How does Eckermann's poetry promote cultural tension?
Drawing attention to loss, grief, history and impact of displacement on Aboriginal community.
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What broad historical event is explored in all of Eckermann's poetry?
The Stolen Generations
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What does "tumbleweeds of blue pattern dresses" represent?
The colour, spirit and warmth of the Aboriginal women who used to inhabit there.
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How old was Eckermann when she met her birth mother?
34
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What is 'Leaves' about?
Eckermann meeting her father and not disclosing that she is his daughter. Sharing of culture being passed down through the metaphor of leaves.
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Which poem is the line "echoes of laughter roll like distant thunder" from?
'Leaves'
'Key'
'Oombulgarri'
'Trance'
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What is 'Oombulgarri' about?
Forced closure and removal of Aboriginal community by the government. Empty promises from the government.
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What is the old lady in Trance wearing as she sits hunched over?
Possum skin cloak
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What are the five buzzwords of Module A?
Challenge, affirm, reveal, disrupt, ignore
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The module looks at prevailing assumptions. What are some surrounding the Aboriginal community?
Various.
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The "keyless door" is an example of which technique?
Symbolism
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What does the Stolen Generations refer to?
Forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families.
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What poetic style does the poems adhere to?
Free verse.
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