Reed Flute Cave Flashcards
Topic sentence: Reed Flute Cave
The powerful nature of cultural identity is framed by Noonuccal’s poem, “Reed Flute Cave”, highlighting its ability to guide and shape ANS Q in diverse environments.
BP1: Reed Flute Cave
The use of surprised tone and first person language in the opening line “I didn’t expect to meet you in Guilin” showcases how cultural and spirituality connection transcend physical locations. Thus demonstrating how Noonuccal continues to reflect apon her aspects of her Aboringinal idenity to … ANS Q
BP2: Reed Flute Cave
The anaphora of the personal pronoun in “My rainbow serpent my earth mother” conveys a sense of personal ownership and intimacy to cultural identity, enhancing the recurring motif of the past, by representing the enviroment as a maternal, nurturing figure.
BP3: Reed Flute Cave
Morover, Noonuccal embracement of “mother nature” is represented through “But you were there”. Noonuccal therefore powerfully conveys their familiarty with cultural and spiritual identity, along with her values, remain present within her, irrespective of place. This underscores her enduring connection to her culture and Dreamtime, affirming that these elements are always with her.
BP4: Reed Flute Cave
Additionally, the simile paralleling Noonuccal rainbow serpent and the reed flute cave in the symbolic imagery, “Pools of cool water, like mirrors / Reflecting your underbelly” speaks to the omnipresence of the serpent within Indigenous Australian Spirituality. ANS Q
BP5: Reed Flute Cave
Ultimately, the allusions to dreamtime stories in “Where frogs store water in their stomachs / And mushrooms and every type of fruit / Vegetable, Animal and fish / Are on display” indicates the abundance and fertility of the land, linking to the Dreamtime stories of the land’s creation. This parallels China… Woman’s motif of China being abundant with life and possibility.
