Representation In literary texts, words, phrases or sentences that re-present (as opposed to ‘reflect’) reality. For example, we can refer to the representation of ‘women’ in a text; or the representation of ‘love’; or the representation of ‘pre-war Australia’. Resonances Aspects of texts that resound or echo for readers. Rhetorical devices Language techniques used in argument to persuade audiences (for example, rhetorical questions, repetition, propositions, figurative language). Standard Australian English The variety of spoken and written English language in Australia used in more formal settings, such as for official or public purposes, and recorded in dictionaries, style guides and grammars. While it is always dynamic and evolving, it is recognised as the ‘common language’ of Australians. Stylistic choices The selection of stylistic features to achieve a particular effect. Stylistic features The ways in which aspects of texts (such as words, sentences, images) are arranged and how they affect meaning. Style can distinguish the work of individual authors (for example, Jennings’ stories, Lawson’s poems), as well as the work of a particular period (for example, Elizabethan drama, nineteenth-century novels), or of a particular genre or type of text (for example, recipes, scientific articles, play-by-play commentary). Examples of stylistic features are narrative viewpoint, structure of stanzas, juxtaposition, nominalisation, alliteration, metaphor and lexical choice. Text structure The ways in which information is organised in different types of texts (for example, chapter headings, subheadings, tables of contents, indexes and glossaries, overviews, introductory and concluding paragraphs, sequencing, topic sentences, taxonomies, cause and effect). Choices in text structures and language features together define a text type and shape its meaning. Examples of text structures in literary texts include sonnets, monologues and hypertext. Transformation Changing the form or shape of a text, for example, by appropriation, adaptation, subversion or parody.
Representation In literary texts, words, phrases or sentences that re-present (as opposed to ‘reflect’) reality. For example, we can refer to the representation of ‘women’ in a text; or the representation of ‘love’; or the representation of ‘pre-war Australia’. Resonances Aspects of texts that resound or echo for readers. Rhetorical devices Language techniques used in argument to persuade audiences (for example, rhetorical questions, repetition, propositions, figurative language). Standard Australian English The variety of spoken and written English language in Australia used in more formal settings, such as for official or public purposes, and recorded in dictionaries, style guides and grammars. While it is always dynamic and evolving, it is recognised as the ‘common language’ of Australians. Stylistic choices The selection of stylistic features to achieve a particular effect. Stylistic features The ways in which aspects of texts (such as words, sentences, images) are arranged and how they affect meaning. Style can distinguish the work of individual authors (for example, Jennings’ stories, Lawson’s poems), as well as the work of a particular period (for example, Elizabethan drama, nineteenth-century novels), or of a particular genre or type of text (for example, recipes, scientific articles, play-by-play commentary). Examples of stylistic features are narrative viewpoint, structure of stanzas, juxtaposition, nominalisation, alliteration, metaphor and lexical choice. Text structure The ways in which information is organised in different types of texts (for example, chapter headings, subheadings, tables of contents, indexes and glossaries, overviews, introductory and concluding paragraphs, sequencing, topic sentences, taxonomies, cause and effect). Choices in text structures and language features together define a text type and shape its meaning. Examples of text structures in literary texts include sonnets, monologues and hypertext. Transformation Changing the form or shape of a text, for example, by appropriation, adaptation, subversion or parody.