Hi..
First of all, thanks so much for an amazing resource! AOS papers can sometimes be hard to come by, especially since discovery has only been around for a few years.
Would love some feedback for my responses. I did them timed, but had to type them up because the file was too big. 
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a) The salience of the fog is symbolic of the unknown. The persona views the fog as it rises, demonstrating that their discovery can lead to a new perception an way of seeing the landscape.
b) The metaphorical motif, "always looking, searching for something more" reflects an attitude of wonder and curiosity towards discovery. The personified eyes convey an eagerness to seek new discoveries as a product of their emotions.
c) The speech invites the audience to consider new perspectives towards womens' rights and education. The logos of the metaphor, "We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back" highlights a need for unity of perspectives and attitudes in relation to the inequalities. The inclusive language of the anaphora, "we call upon all governments" demonstrates how the speaker pursues a wide and mainstream audience for her intentions and perspectives towards justice.
d) The poem amplifies how discovery can be a confronting process. The grave tone of the enjambment, "many have been here, but only/ some have returned safely" highlights a sense of danger involved in the discoveries. It is confronting to consider the impact of a discovery can be mortality. Also, the symbolism of the imagery, "lucent/ white mushrooms, and a pairing knife" exposes how the persona is aware of their imminent danger, yet chooses to override their fear in order to discover.
e) Texts can expose the reader or audience to confronting, yet rewarding ways of understanding the world. Text 2 and Text 3 each skillfully display the value of confronting discoveries in prompting new understanding.
Text 2 conveys the confronting nature of discovery in relation to how individuals view the physical world. The juxtaposition, "eyes reveal a kingdom of colour and life from a realm of darkness" emphasises the positive ramifications of witnessing a confronting sight. The author skillfully incorporates connotations of fantasy, "kingdom" and "realm", to emotively describe how the discovery also provides joy to the individual. Furthermore, the onomatopoeia of eyes being "rubbed, scratched and flooded" metaphorically exposes the confronting sights our eyes are subject to, yet they never fail to "find something more". Thus, Text 2 skillfully conveys the value of confronting discoveries.
Text 3 also reflects confronting discoveries. The ethos of the isocolon, "to fight against terrorism and violence, to project children from brutality and harm" reveals the confronting nature of physical violence, and affirms why it should be prevented. The metaphorical oxymoron. "weapon of knowledge" highlights the necessity of words and intellectual action in bringing a positive end to violence. The speaker skilfully uses connotations of war, but in a redemptive context, to inspire a restoration in equality, as a positive outcome of the confronting discoveries. Thus, Text 3 effectively emphasises the value of confronting discoveries.
Hey - no problems at all!
For your first response - an interesting idea but you need to take it a bit further. The discovery of the unknown/sublime qualities of nature is great but the first and second sentence don't link together well enough. Mentioning the persona's small scale in relation to the fog would have been a good way to show how he feels confronted by the discovery of the unknown or otherwise in the second sentence you just need to make more clear what the new perception is.
For the second question - your first sentence is clear and succinct. The second sentence, however, while still strong, needs to go a bit further again. You say that it is a product of their emotions - how/why did you come to this conclusion. That's all though

For the third question - again you are very good at succinctly arguing. The second technique is spot on - not sure about the first one being a metaphor though but your explanation is strong.
For the fourth question - yet again, very impressed with how you can write in such a direct manner but still get everything you need for lots of marks. Not much to comment on here as your choice of quotes and explanations was done well.
You are absolutely fine for the HSC - your last question is well argued, great use of evidence and clear structure. Best of luck but you are more than prepared by what you wrote
