With the short sharp sounds, it reflects the poets attitude and feeling towards the poem and Melbourne. For example Komninos refers to Australian knowledge and landmarks when he said,“past the big ram, the dog on the ticker box," they’re both Australian landmarks, by doing this he alludes to the knowledge of those icons that define those country towns. The purpose of this poem is all about self expression and letting Komninos explain his thoughts and feelings on when he returns to Melbourne. He creates a mocking tone throughout, almost as if he isn’t pleased with how Melbourne is now. His mid-aged voice mixed with a bit of embarrassment surely exemplifies his disgust of Melbourne and how much he doesn’t like the changes that have been made there.
The poem “William Street” describes the situation of Australia especially in the red light district in major cities like Sydney and Melbourne. Kenneth Slessor, the author of this poem writes the poem “William Street” near the boundary of the great depression, at the dawn of the WWII. The poem is written in first person language, it displays what the author is seeing and personifies in his poem “William Street”. Slessor also accommodate a lot of language techniques in his poem to make the audience engage and keep them entertain. Lastly poem set to explore the concept of place and land in “William Street”.
Good afternoon 11F. As most of you may know my name is William and I’ll be discussing Missy Higgins’ pop song ‘Scar’. Missy Higgins is a 31 year old Australian song writer, singer, musician and actor from Melbourne. Her song, Scar, was written in 2004 and received various awards and nominations. Like most of her songs, Scar is about the explanations of emotions she has experienced in her romantic relationships.
Browning writes: 'It was roses, roses, all the way.' The repetition of the word 'roses' gives the impression that there are a lot of them and emphasises that. Also the use of the imagery of the roses creates a positive atmosphere which is ideal for the flashback at the beginning the poem. In line three, there is the personification of the house-roofs as they seem to 'heave and sway'. This piece of imagery gives the impression that everyone wanted to see ' The Patriot' and so he was therefore very popular with the people.
Wilfred Owen became close friends with poet Siegfried Sassoon. Sassoon played a huge key role in encouraging Owen in war poetry. Unlucky Owen was killed during the last month of the battle, November 1918. His parents received a telegram on the day when war finished 1918. First poem that I will be discussing is “Dulce Et Decrorum Est” This poem expresses his own experiences of the war.
Peeling back the layers of the poem, I was fascinated by the connotative purposes of the poet. As we all know, successful achievement of purposes can’t go without the proper use of poetic techniques. This point is proved in the poem ‘Back to Melbourne’. The use of metaphor makes a great opening of the poem, ‘my week has been/ a blast into the past’. It enables us to feel the poet’s panic of losing self-identity and the strong desire of finding somewhere he belongs.
The Bulletin Debate was a nationwide debate between iconic bush poets Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson depicting their views of the Australian outback. Lawson who became very popular with the Australian public during the time period had what was described as a more realistic and blunt view of the bush. Paterson on the other hand who has shaped Australia’s outlook on bush life had a more optimistic and heartfelt view of the nation’s countryside which has now become a major part of Australia’s identity. In the opening poem ‘Borderland’ by Lawson Paul Keating’s Eulogy entitled ‘Funeral Service of the Unknown Soldier’ that was delivered on Rememberance Day 1993 honours the memory of the Unknown Australian Soldier that was killed in World War One. Keating effectively
The unrestrained and expressive brushwork combined with the radiant colors conveyed the individuality, strong emotions and passions in the portrayals of nature and human subjects alike (MindEdge, Inc., 2014). Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog (Friedrich, 1818) highlighted the awe inspiring beauty and mystery of nature while implying the insignificance of man against nature. Acts of nature that could not be controlled were common landscape portrayals. J.M.W. Turner use of vivid colors through watercolor techniques with oil paint brought both mystery and emotion to his work as he was able to show nature as a beautiful and awesome force to be dealt with in his paintings Slave Ship (1840) and Dutch Boats in a Gale (1801).
In the preface Wordsworth says ‘all good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings’ and we see this idea at work here, as this experience was accidental. Referring to himself as a cloud instantly puts him at one with the nature, and projects his own feelings of loneliness into it. Wordsworth uses personification to express to us the picture in his mind of the field of daffodils. In the first stanza of the
We now call this day 'Australia Day'. Australia Day celebrations reflect contemporary Australia, our diverse society and landscape as well as our remarkable achievements, for example Federation. We also like to reflect on our nations history, learning from the past so we can make Australia an even better place for the future. The 25th of May, 1946 is the day of the Jordanian achieved its independence from Britain. As a result the nation of Jordan cherish this day by making it a public holiday.