The active verb “flays” suggests a sense of cruelty. In both of John Foulcher’s poems For the Fire and A crow that came for the Chickens, the theme of the brutality and cruelty of nature is implied. In conclusion, in all four of John Foulcher’s Poems, the theme of man’s destructive impulse is repeated. A common idea of survival of the fittest exists both in the world of man and nature. In Martin and the Hand Grenade, and Harry Wood, this brutality is extrapolated in regard to man.
PARRA 2- homecoming In the Australian poem ‘Homecoming’ the author, Dawe uses vivid visual and aural poetic techniques to construct his ongoing attitudes of the war. The universal theme of moral outrage at the dehumanising aspects of the war can be seen by the repetition of particular words in the poem such as ‘them’ and ‘they’re’. Dawe chooses words which lack individuality ‘bagging’, ‘tagging’, ‘green plastic bag’ and categorises the dead soldiers into similar groups ‘curly heads’. This is done to provide a further insight into the journey by chronicling the repatriation of the Australian soldiers. Therefore journeys do not always involve an
The dramatic choices of words such as, “drooped, mildewed, pulpy, and molded,” embellish the description of the setting. The poem is written so dreadfully that the readers may even feel reluctant to imagine. For instance, the line five in the poem, “hung down long yellow evil necks, like tropical snakes,” insinuates that living in a hell may be a better place to live than in a root cellar. Although there are ones who have failed to grow out from the horrid condition and face the reality of death, the two lines in the end of the poem concludes, “Nothing would give up life: even the dirt kept breathing a small breathe,” eliminating the existence of the word abdication. Therefore, the targeted or intended audience of this poem may be pessimistic individuals who have willingness to abandon their goal, future, and dream from the temporary dark that they
Moreover the fact that his head is hanging low emphasizes his sadness. Second Glance at a Jaguar is a poem that somewhat meets the conventions of poetry in the respect that it has its own continuous rhythm which in this case is relentless and seemingly never-ending. Hereby mimicking the jaguar’s pacing. Another aspect where Hughes convenes to poetic expectation is his use of imagery. Although his use of poetic imagery is very unique in it’s own respect, as it tends to be very abstract but simultaneously incredibly vivid in the sense that everything is described in such intimate detail.
John Foulcher Speech Have you ever really thought about death? It happens every day…. Death creates an image of demise and loss, which often brings to mind dark colours and vehement feelings… these figures also portray an image of violence. Death can be described as a violent act of life… and so for this reason, violence can be seen as inherent in life… John Foulcher presents this theme in both his powerful poems “For the Fire” and “Kangaroos Near Hay”. He uses a variety of effective literary devices to further explore this idea.
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.
Mythology is often the spotlight of the focus of many poems, and it is approached differently by each author. Anne Stevenson’s “Eros” and Robert Bridges’ “EPΩ∑” are two such works that depict the role of Eros, the Greek god of love, and stress the hardships he endures. However, they differ strongly in the way the information is elicited, the speaker and their basic writing styles. Common to both works is the tone, leading the reader to have sympathy for the god who suffers disconsolately. As both poems state, this is because his accomplishments are often overlooked even when the results are present.
After reading the poems, “Leap” by Brian Doyle, and “The Names” by Billy Collins, I get a heavy sense of the both of the authors using specific strategies to show the emotions they both had after the tragic events of 9/11 and beyond. Both of the poems use a heavy dose of imagery to help the reader reflect on emotions they may have had when they experienced that horrible day. Even though both authors use imagery and emotions, the tempos of both poems have very different direction. Even though they go into different directions though, they have an overall affect that hits them right in their upper right hand chest. The use of imagery in both poems is very deep and necessary.
The results of war are shown both similarly and differently in the two poems. The contexts also differ due to the poet’s experiences of war. Wilfred Owen died fighting in World War One whereas Alfred Tennyson learned about the battle second hand therefore they have different perspectives. In ‘Futility’, Owen uses metaphors that could represent the feelings of the soldiers but Alfred Tennyson tells the story of the battle. In ‘Futility’, Owen utilizes personifications such as ‘The kind old sun will know’ and ‘Woke once the clays of a cold star’ to create a sense of desperation on the part of the soldiers.
ENGLISH ESSAY Both For The Fire and Summer Rain written by John Foulcher, heavily rely on imagery such as personification, metaphors and similes as well as sound devices like onomatopoeia, assonance and alliteration to explore the relationship between the human and natural world in a very negative light. While two poems have negative imagery to their message, they don’t share a negative message. For The Fire focuses on how nature’s world survives and the natural order must be accepted. On the other hand Summer Rain reveals a far more negative and critical tone. Ironically the title should show joy and happiness; however this idea is contrasted with the strong mood of sadness and despair as unlike For The Fire, this poem focuses on the restructure