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| The sound of the word mimics the sound which it refers. |
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| The harsh, discordant sound. |
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| A direct comparison between two unlike things introduced by like or as. |
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| A comparison between two unlike things. |
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| To give human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas. |
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| The emotional environment of the poem, also called atmosphere. |
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| Two or more things are placed side by side, even though they aren't usually associated with each other. |
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| To represent something abstract with something concrete. |
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| When an element of surprise occurs because our assumptions about a familiar situation or perspective are challenged. Humour exposes contradictions and often relies on irony |
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| Imply a meaning in opposition to the literal meaning. |
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| The actions taken have the opposite effect of what was intended. |
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| When the audience knows more than the characters. |
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| Repetition of grammatical structures to create rhythm and emphasis. |
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| A figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, people, places, events, literary work, myths, or works of art, either directly or by implication. |
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| Shortcomings are held up to ridicule with the intent of shaming the individual. Examples include strong irony or sarcasm. |
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| Branch of social sciences concerned with qualitative research. (overall picture) |
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| 4 Challenges of Recording Creation Stories |
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1. Inflection and intention of the speakers voice is lost when these stories are transformed into words.
2. Translations of stories from Aboriginal languages to English leads to altered meanings.
3. Historians, ethnographers, anthropologists, may have misinterpreted some aspects of stories.
4. The transcription of the story could vary depending on the cultural background of the ethnographer who recorded it. |
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| 5 Thoughts on Creation Stories |
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1. The stories display a cosmological order, within which humans live, animals live, and the environment lives. This cosmological order values balance and harmony amongst all living beings.
2. Humans are part of an interdependent natural world with animals.
3. The trickster character is a key feature in several of the First Peoples' stories.
4. Note the geographical influence on the creation stories. For example, the raven appears in stories of the coastal people, while the coyote is present in storeis of the plains people.
5. Note the blending of the natural and supernatural world in the stories, |
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