Beyond the Sky and Earth Flashcards

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What does the title tell us?

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Hyperbole —> Sense of adventure

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“Mountains all around”

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Asyndeton —> Shows how mountainous region

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“Bhutan is all and only mountains”

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Hyperbole and Metaphor —> Solidifies image of Bhutan

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“picture a giant child gathering earth”

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Humorous imagery —> The dramatic scenery

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“five different flights over four days”

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Alliteration —> Shows how long it took to arrive from Canada

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“I am exhausted, but I cannot sleep”

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Complex sentence —> Entranced so much that even if she’s tired, she’s now thrilled to be there

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“on the other side of mountains are mountains, more mountains and mountains again”

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Repetition —> Shows that the mountains were anticlimactic which connotes back to dissatisfaction of Bhutane

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“instant coffee, powdered milk, plasticky white bread”

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asyndetic listing –> Drab food contrasts with the beautiful environment

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“the winter air is thin and dry and very cold”

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Polysyndeton —> The climate presents a unique blend of beauty and difficulty, making it both challenging and formidable.

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“population is 20,000, it seems even smaller”

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Statistics —> further diminishes Bhutane
Comparative adjective —> Creates claustrophobic feeling

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“cracked sidewalks and faded paintworks”

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Evokes how she’s back to underwhelming and disappointing conditions of the Bhutane experience

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“Beyond, hamlets”

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Language related to peasantry —> Portrays Bhutan as backwards which contrasts to the description of the government buildings

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“I am full of admiration for this small country that has managed to look after itself so well”

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She ends with a bittersweet note and contrasts to her first few thoughts leaving reader with admiration of Bhutan

Personal Pronoun use —> respects Bhutane despite of its drawbacks

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Themes of?

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Themes of facts v.s. description

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Structure?

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  • Zeppa uses both 1st and 3rd person narrative to structure her memoir (Account/Story/Experience/Journal)
  • use of 1st person: to deliver her personal experiences and to reflect them
  • use of 3rd person: to convey factual information about Bhutan: the Bhutanese people and their culture is written in third person
  • ALSO Zeppa guides the reader through her experience in Bhutan from start to finish
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