Maybe I'll stop spamming quick chat by posting it all here with the added benefit of prolonging the usefulness and shelf-life of my notes.
The Drover's Wife
"no horizon" "no ranges" ""no undergrowth"
Repetition.
Establishes the setting pof the bush as desolate, inhospitable and bleak.
"she-oaks ... sighing above the narrow, almost waterless creek"
Personification.
Emphasises the harsh setting of the narrative throughout the story.
"the drover's wife" "she" "bushwoman"
Third-person perspective.
Lack of individuality illustrates her character in the narrative throughout the story.
"The kitchen ... a "ground floor""
Irony.
Places a direct contrast of the barren lifestyle of the bush to the opulent setting of the city.
"Shet up you little..." "D'yer want to be bit ... ?"
Colloquial Language.
Portrays the authenticity of the register of the language used throughout the bush with the Australian vernacular tone. It is also humorous as it provides ease from the drama.
"She is used to being left alone"
Third person perspective.
Shows that the story is told through Lawson's omniscient point of view to provide greater insight into the woman's experiences and personal thoughts.
"she fought a flood" "she also fought the pleuro-pneumonia." "she also fought a mad bullock."
Repetition.
Recounts experiences of her struggle isolation and risks associated with living in the bush through the use of flashbacks conveying a time pattern to the narrative.
She is also an archetypal heroic female figure.
The Loaded Dog
"big, foolish four-footed mate"
Emotive Language.
A vivid description of Tommy which draws upon him to be a friendly character to the reader and reflect positively on him.
"red idiotic slobbering grin"
Emotive language.
Endears the character of Tommy the retrieving dog that he is not a harmful dog and hope for his good well-being.
"sniff suspiciously in the sickly smothering atmosphere of the summer sunrise."
Alliteration.
Develops humour of the narrative.
"the cartridge in his mouth - wedged in his broadest and silliest grin."
Irony.
The miners in their point of view see the situation as perilous however the retriever dog sees this as interesting from, his point of view. This incident develops the main humour.
"Don't foller us, you coloured fool!"
Euphemism.
Develops the main humour of the narrative through character evaluation.
"hissing and spluttering and stinking"
Onomatopoeia.
Increases the humour and creates the tension of the incident.
"Jim swung up to a sapling and went it up like a native bear"
Simile.
Characters react adversely to the tension of the situation, portrayed through character compounded with humour.
"The fuse sounded as if it were going a mile a minute"
Exaggeration.
Further describes the intensity of the current situation.
"sneaking thieving fighting canine"
Emotive language,
The negative emotive language used to describe the yellow cattle dog evokes antipathy from the audience.
"remains the the nasty ytellow dog ... look as if ht were kicked into a fire by a horse"
Simile.
The use of dark humour provides assurance to the reader in a humourous way in addition to being a resolution of the narrative relieving the tension.
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