Deceptively Visual Speech
DISTINCTIVELY VISUAL – MAESTRO
QUOTE FROM TEXT p 11. ‘The moths …soft, powdery bats. And the bats …were foxes. Even our garden lawn…like some lush, green five o’clock shadow.’ P 13. “Without warning, my father reached across and seized me violently by the shirt‐front.” TECHNIQUE(S) Simile “like lush, green five o’clock shadow” Metaphor :soft powdery bats” Word choice ‘violently’; short sentence; metaphor EFFECT ON MEANING Creates the sense of Darwin being an exotic world that is larger than life…everything seems exaggerated, less manageable, less controlled We sense his father’s anger at Paul’s thoughtless, prejudiced remark. The visual image conveys the idea of suddenness, disruption to the natural order. This shows the environment of where Keller lives,
QUOTE FROM TEXT p 11. ‘The moths …soft, powdery bats. And the bats …were foxes. Even our garden lawn…like some lush, green five o’clock shadow.’ P 13. “Without warning, my father reached across and seized me violently by the shirt‐front.” TECHNIQUE(S) Simile “like lush, green five o’clock shadow” Metaphor :soft powdery bats” Word choice ‘violently’; short sentence; metaphor EFFECT ON MEANING Creates the sense of Darwin being an exotic world that is larger than life…everything seems exaggerated, less manageable, less controlled We sense his father’s anger at Paul’s thoughtless, prejudiced remark. The visual image conveys the idea of suddenness, disruption to the natural order. This shows the environment of where Keller lives,