‘The Everyday Man’, composed by Michael Leunig, suggests that even the ordinary, everyday, mundane journeys require us to have courage and perseverance to complete them day after day in our everyday journey of and through life. The poem, ‘Journey: the North Coast’, by Robert Gray, takes the responder with him on the journey through his colourful and descriptive way of writing. We observe the composers interesting experiences through vivid imagery, and are awed by the beauty of nature. “One night in the Sahara” gives us the experience of shared humanity whilst on a journey of self discovery. It reinforces the fact that we are all different yet have purpose and are equally important.
How have poetic techniques been used to reveal significant ideas in Dransfield’s poems? Michael Dransfield was a renowned Australian poet. His way of addressing the audience was very different to conventional poetry. He was active in the 60’s when Australia was undergoing a drastic change due to both social awakening and also in terms of industrialization. Michael Dransfield was also affected by the change and this has been reflected in poems “Minstrel” and “Prosperity” where he is comparing the natural world with the very mechanical one that humans tend to build for themselves.
Various images aid the reader in the depiction of the brilliant theme in this outstanding poem. Furthermore, the numerous effective metaphors used in “I, Icarus” compare to the subtle message the writer attempts to get across. This is why a thorough understanding of these essential poetic devices is absolutely crucial in order to interpret the meaning of the poem: reaching for your dreams and going where nobody has gone before. In conclusion, Wayne Gretzky once said: “You will always miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t
Country in the tile connotes the serenity and peaceful beauty found in it that soothes the viewer. In this poem, the physical journey – a drive in the country, is a catalyst for reflection first on the calmness and sureness of the natural world, and then, dramatically, on death and hopelessness. The poem probably reflects Skrzynecki’s experience of living and working in northern NSW and he appears to be unhappy in this environment. The poet takes a trip to the country and this trip denotes a physical journey as an escape from the reality of life. This physical journey in the country acts as a temporary escape from reality.
Neshat had noticed a remarkable change in the culture which was both frightening and exciting for her. There was a noticeable difference to the culture she was experiencing to the pre-revolution Iran that she was raised in. Shirin elaborates and expresses her personal experiences and beliefs to project her perception to the world around her. It is evidently visible in Peter Skrzynecki’s poem “Feliks Skrzynecki” the development of psychological and physical belonging. The poem is a tribute to the poet’s admiration towards his father.
This can be continued until the beginning of time and it returns the reader to the idea that people pass down their problems from generation to generation. The third stanza and last stanza leaves behind a hopeless tone, but also leaves it open enough for the reader to decide whether he or she will do something to change this chain of events that has continued since the beginning of time. The simplicity of the lines gives a great sense of freedom for the reader to do so. The candor of the lines in his poem suits it quite perfectly. He does not have to explain much further than he has done so already because his audience will simply agree or not.
“The Journey leads to greater understanding”. This thesis cleverly states the importance of a journey, it expresses that through experiences in journeys a greater understanding will be obtained. This thesis can be shown in the poems, Summer Rain by John Foulcher and The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, the classic American novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and the children’s picture book, Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. In Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken the individual in the poem is analysing two different paths that are both equally appealing, yet he can only choose one to travel. On this journey the individual develops a greater understanding of both of the roads he is choosing from which he starts to develop a clearer view of the two, instead of stereotyping them.
Krakauer interrupted McCandless’ story with fragments of a narrative drawn from his own youth and experiences because he knew he could help the reader better understand the reasons why Chris went into the wild. Jon Krakauer interrupted his documentation of Chris McCandless’s life with a story from his own past because he understood Chris’s reasons to go into the wild because of their common personality traits. In their obsessions to go out and prove themselves, to survive extreme conditions and to live through the life-or-death situations they encounter for the reward of a rush of adrenaline, both the author and his subject show themselves to be extremely independent, impulsive, and ambitious. In the author's words, they had "a similar intensity, a similar heedlessness, a similar agitation of the soul" (155). One of the reasons for both men's aptitude to follow through with their spontaneous plans seems to be that each one is bent on proving something – either to themselves or to those around them.
The poem explores how our attitudes of belonging either provide acceptance or continue alienation. The composer uses first person pronoun in “what’s my choice to be?” to highlight his change of attitude towards his cultural heritage and how perspectives differ over time. For peter acceptance of one’s culture is the most important aspect in feeling a sense of belonging. For the composer acceptance of who you are and where you come from, eliminated alienation he once felt. For his father acceptance of a new lifestyle and his love of his garden allowed him to belong in an unfamiliar environment.
Whatever the reason-and there are just as many reasons as there are people in the world- it’s natural for a human to feel this way at some point or another in their life time, its only our nature to continue to learn about ourselves and improve on that learning as time passes as people journey on from the past. The novels Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer) and Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier) both show how their protagonists, Chris McCandless and Inman, embarking on a journey to reach an ultimate goal they wish to reach, leaving behind a life that drug them down emotionally. Both novels depict the young men departing from a place of possession, with people who are protesting they not leave the place of comfort and familiarity. ” Oh, how one wishes sometimes to escape from the meaningless dullness of human eloquence, from all those sublime phrases, to take refuge in nature, apparently so inarticulate, or in the wordlessness of long, grinding labor, the sound sleep, of true music, or of a human understanding rendered speechless by emotion!” (Krakauer 189). However, the protagonists, Chris McCandless and Inman, feel that