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The dog in "A Pitch Too High for the Human Ear" is used as a metaphor for

“Life story or death story, the tide still wrenches and smooths." - Flotsam (Technique?)

Literary devices and Dark Roots

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A quiz on Dark Roots, Cate Kennedy

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“Life story or death story, the tide still wrenches and smooths." - Flotsam (Technique?)
Word choice
Repetition
Flashback
Imagery
2
The dog in "A Pitch Too High for the Human Ear" is used as a metaphor for
Andrew's affair
The sadness of ageing
The lack of communication between Andrew and Vicki
Vicki's selfishness
3
The kindness which the man shows the stranger who had a seizure makes Helen realise that
she should get first aid training
she needs to improve how much affection she shows Steve
her relationship with Steve is over
Steve does not show her affection the way she wants
4
Cate Kennedy is
Australian
British
American
5
In 'Resize' what is used as a metaphor for their failing relationship?
Tightness of their wedding rings
Ocean tide
Weight gain
The broken down car
6
Both Helen and Andrew (from separate stories) seem to be struggling with
having children
a violent partner
Anxiety
A loss of self
7
In both 'Seizure' and 'Testosterone' we see men
overpowered by women
in gangs
of lower class treating women badly
Dominating women
8
Kennedy's text is a
Novel
historical fiction
Play
Compilation of short stories
9
Kennedy often uses ______ to provide background to her characters' lives.
Metaphor
Alliteration
Imagery
Flashback
10
Cold Snap is symbolic of
the trees snapping after they've been poisoned
cold weather on the day of the car accident
the rabbit traps Billy sets
poverty