tipe blom
(type of flower)
strelitzia
Sy is skuldig aan iets / voel skuldig oor iets Uitsteltegniek:(Delayed explanation:
(She is guilty of something / feels guilty ons verstaan eers aan die einde
we only understand at the end
about something) hoekom sy verskonings wil maak
why she wants to make excuses)
it was already too late for excuses Beplan haar lewe tot die sekonde;
1. dit was reeds te laat vir verskonings maak hou nie daarvan om laat te wees nie;
formeel, koud, onbetrokke (formal, cold, uninvolved) perfeksionis
when a few seconds
toe mevrou Susan van Breda – enkele sekondes (Plans her life to the second; does
not like to be late; perfectionist)
after she] in the morning at promptly 7 o’clock Roetine: professionele loopbaan?
with a long
nadat sy die oggend om stiptelik seweuur (Routine: professional career?)
cigarette ‘n Roker: kompulsiewe gewoonte; iemand wat nie maklik stres hanteer nie (nie so perfek nie!) (A
met ‘n lang sigaret
smoker: compulsive habit; someone who doesn't handle stress easily (not so perfect
Naels is perfek gemanikuur ; voorkoms is belangrik (Nails
between smooth nails [behind the wheel are perfectly manicured; appearance is important)
tussen gladde naels agter die stuur Materialisties / egosentries / statusbewus /
welgestelde (ryk) vrou; duur motor (well-to-do (rich) woman; expensive car) spoggerig (Materialistic / egocentric /
Enkelwoorde – of her luxury sedan moved in
skokeffek : van haar luukse sedan ingeskuif het – status conscious / flashy)
alleenplasing &
suddenly
alliterasie
(Single words -
skielik
onderbreek die enjambement (vloei van die reëls) (interrupts the enjambment (flow of lines)
Haar perfekte lewe is onderbreek (her perfect life was interrupted)
shock effect : shocked Kontras met haar goed georganiseerde, perfekte leefstyl (Contrast with her well-organized, perfect
solo placing geskok
lifestyle) perfek in balans, soos haar voorkoms en leefstyl
placement & to the left side of her symmetrically (perfectly balanced, like her appearance and lifestyle)
alliteration na die linkerkant van haar simmetries
paved face-brick driveway stare skok; ongeloof omdat iets die simmetrie breek ('stare' - shock;
geplaveide siersteenoprit staar disbelief because something breaks the symmetry)
Herhaling van eerste reël (repetition of first
line)
it was already too late for excuses
2. dit was reeds te laat vir verskonings maak,
yes Dit wat haar so geskok en ontstel het, is die rede waarom sy verskonings soek (What has shocked
ja, and upset her so much is the reason why she is looking for excuses)
but Beklemtoon Susan van Breda se onsekerheid / haar onvermoë om te verstaan (Emphasize Susan van
maar Breda's uncertainty / her inability to understand)
maybe Stel die rede vir haar skok verder uit (delays the reason for her shock)
dalk
if she wasn’t too busy
Parentese:
Verduidelik
indien sy nie so besig was om
with the
staring (while staring)
waarmee sy passief; hanteer nie die situasie nie (passive; doesn’t handle the situation)
besig is (met die staar saam) klem – = opmaak = oneerlik (Dink verskonings uit; verstaan eintlik niks) (think –
(explains what emphasis – = make up = dishonest (Make up excuses; don't really understand
thinking of excuses anything)) Iets het die simmetrie van haar lewe gebreek – sy wil
she is doing) aan verskonings te dínk nie haarself verontskuldig (find reasons why it cannot be her
Sy besef ook
she could perhaps at least figure out reasons fault) (Something has broken the symmetry of her life -
nie SY is die
rede hoekom hy
sou sy dalk ten minste redes kon kop she wants to excuse herself (find reasons why it cannot
so voel nie (She why her son would want to kick her strelitzia be her fault))
Vasgevang in haar eie wêreld - totale onbegrip vir haar kind
also doesn't waarom haar seun haar strelitzia (Trapped in her own world - total misunderstanding for her
realize SHE is to pieces child)
the reason why
he feels this
stukkend sou wou skop Swak verhouding met haar seun – min kommunikasie; begrip (Poor
relationship with her son - little communication; comprehension)
way) Seun: Breek sy ma se perfekte strelitzia om sy frustrasie en woede te wys (Son: Breaks his mother's perfect strelitzia to his
frustration and to show anger)
sy is vasgevang in Strelitzia: simbool van sy ma se simmetriese bestaan (konnotasie/metafoor) (Strelitzia: symbol
haar eie wêreld Annie Klopper
of his mother's symmetrical existence (connotation/metaphor))
(she’s caught up
in her own world) sy kan nie met haar seun vereenselwig nie (she can’t relate to her son)
Moontlike redes vir sy frustrasie: Sy ma se onrealistiese verwagtings; hy kan nie met haar kommunikeer nie (Possible reasons for his
frustration: His mother's unrealistic expectations; he cannot communicate with her)
(type of flower)
strelitzia
Sy is skuldig aan iets / voel skuldig oor iets Uitsteltegniek:(Delayed explanation:
(She is guilty of something / feels guilty ons verstaan eers aan die einde
we only understand at the end
about something) hoekom sy verskonings wil maak
why she wants to make excuses)
it was already too late for excuses Beplan haar lewe tot die sekonde;
1. dit was reeds te laat vir verskonings maak hou nie daarvan om laat te wees nie;
formeel, koud, onbetrokke (formal, cold, uninvolved) perfeksionis
when a few seconds
toe mevrou Susan van Breda – enkele sekondes (Plans her life to the second; does
not like to be late; perfectionist)
after she] in the morning at promptly 7 o’clock Roetine: professionele loopbaan?
with a long
nadat sy die oggend om stiptelik seweuur (Routine: professional career?)
cigarette ‘n Roker: kompulsiewe gewoonte; iemand wat nie maklik stres hanteer nie (nie so perfek nie!) (A
met ‘n lang sigaret
smoker: compulsive habit; someone who doesn't handle stress easily (not so perfect
Naels is perfek gemanikuur ; voorkoms is belangrik (Nails
between smooth nails [behind the wheel are perfectly manicured; appearance is important)
tussen gladde naels agter die stuur Materialisties / egosentries / statusbewus /
welgestelde (ryk) vrou; duur motor (well-to-do (rich) woman; expensive car) spoggerig (Materialistic / egocentric /
Enkelwoorde – of her luxury sedan moved in
skokeffek : van haar luukse sedan ingeskuif het – status conscious / flashy)
alleenplasing &
suddenly
alliterasie
(Single words -
skielik
onderbreek die enjambement (vloei van die reëls) (interrupts the enjambment (flow of lines)
Haar perfekte lewe is onderbreek (her perfect life was interrupted)
shock effect : shocked Kontras met haar goed georganiseerde, perfekte leefstyl (Contrast with her well-organized, perfect
solo placing geskok
lifestyle) perfek in balans, soos haar voorkoms en leefstyl
placement & to the left side of her symmetrically (perfectly balanced, like her appearance and lifestyle)
alliteration na die linkerkant van haar simmetries
paved face-brick driveway stare skok; ongeloof omdat iets die simmetrie breek ('stare' - shock;
geplaveide siersteenoprit staar disbelief because something breaks the symmetry)
Herhaling van eerste reël (repetition of first
line)
it was already too late for excuses
2. dit was reeds te laat vir verskonings maak,
yes Dit wat haar so geskok en ontstel het, is die rede waarom sy verskonings soek (What has shocked
ja, and upset her so much is the reason why she is looking for excuses)
but Beklemtoon Susan van Breda se onsekerheid / haar onvermoë om te verstaan (Emphasize Susan van
maar Breda's uncertainty / her inability to understand)
maybe Stel die rede vir haar skok verder uit (delays the reason for her shock)
dalk
if she wasn’t too busy
Parentese:
Verduidelik
indien sy nie so besig was om
with the
staring (while staring)
waarmee sy passief; hanteer nie die situasie nie (passive; doesn’t handle the situation)
besig is (met die staar saam) klem – = opmaak = oneerlik (Dink verskonings uit; verstaan eintlik niks) (think –
(explains what emphasis – = make up = dishonest (Make up excuses; don't really understand
thinking of excuses anything)) Iets het die simmetrie van haar lewe gebreek – sy wil
she is doing) aan verskonings te dínk nie haarself verontskuldig (find reasons why it cannot be her
Sy besef ook
she could perhaps at least figure out reasons fault) (Something has broken the symmetry of her life -
nie SY is die
rede hoekom hy
sou sy dalk ten minste redes kon kop she wants to excuse herself (find reasons why it cannot
so voel nie (She why her son would want to kick her strelitzia be her fault))
Vasgevang in haar eie wêreld - totale onbegrip vir haar kind
also doesn't waarom haar seun haar strelitzia (Trapped in her own world - total misunderstanding for her
realize SHE is to pieces child)
the reason why
he feels this
stukkend sou wou skop Swak verhouding met haar seun – min kommunikasie; begrip (Poor
relationship with her son - little communication; comprehension)
way) Seun: Breek sy ma se perfekte strelitzia om sy frustrasie en woede te wys (Son: Breaks his mother's perfect strelitzia to his
frustration and to show anger)
sy is vasgevang in Strelitzia: simbool van sy ma se simmetriese bestaan (konnotasie/metafoor) (Strelitzia: symbol
haar eie wêreld Annie Klopper
of his mother's symmetrical existence (connotation/metaphor))
(she’s caught up
in her own world) sy kan nie met haar seun vereenselwig nie (she can’t relate to her son)
Moontlike redes vir sy frustrasie: Sy ma se onrealistiese verwagtings; hy kan nie met haar kommunikeer nie (Possible reasons for his
frustration: His mother's unrealistic expectations; he cannot communicate with her)
