Gwen Harwood’s unique poetic style explores the universal themes and exploits intensified emotions that the human race can relate to by some means; the nature of Harwood’s work has unity and the ability to transcend time whilst staying true to herself and the very fundamentals that have inspired her writing. Harwood’s poetry is a product of her own historical, social, cultural and personal context which has added value and insight to her poetry and furthermore developed the era in which they were fashioned, resulting in appreciation by many; including feminists and philosophers, the academic world, the all-encompassing contemporary audience and yet still, future generations. Gwen Harwood successfully utilises her life experiences
Poets through the ages have been esteemed as possessing the ability to perceive the ordinary in extraordinary and innovative ways. Poetry captures the essences of human emotion and experience and imbues them with further significance by the literary techniques that typify poetry as the language of art. In her poetry, Gwen Harwood explores many thematic concerns that resonate with her readers regardless of their contexts. The universality of concepts such as memory, inspiration, childhood education and the cyclical, yet final nature of death are transformed by Harwood’s poetry to create fresh perceptions of the continuity of experience and provide permanence to these transient elements of humanity through language. The poetic techniques employed by Harwood effectively communicate distinctive aspects of her themes while allowing them to remain universal.
The word choice employed by any writer can interpret or conceal any of the author's motives or secrets. Nancy Mairs uses insistent diction in which she reiterates words such as "handicapped", "disabled", and "crippled" in order to invigorate her self-definition across to the reader. Mairs uses a mainstream choice of language in her passage that allows her to be pellucid and categorical as simply stated in line 15, “Cripple” seems to me an immaculate word, straightforward and precise." Thus showing how "cripple" is a cold, appropriate, and meticulous adjective for herself. The simplicity of such a statement is what makes it immensely powerful.
Gwen Harwood’s poetry encapsulates human experiences as both timeless and integral to the formation of our present perceptions. By examining the role of memory in her poems “The Violets” and “At Mornington”, Harwood identifies that their significance is that of an everlasting memory that will dominate over time’s continuity and the inevitability of death. Through the exploration of this universal concept and its overarching examination across her body of works, Harwood’s poetry possess textual integrity and simultaneously addresses the personal and universal audience thereby resonating with a broad audience and a number of critical perspectives. Engaging with her own personal experiences, Gwen Harwood conveys the echoing message of the dominant
The words in this poem were very easy to understand. One phrase that really stood out for me was, “Where thoughts serenely sweet express how pure, how dear their dwelling place.” Images: Did the poet create strong images? What could you see, hear, smell, taste, or feel? The poet did create strong images. I could visualize that the person he is talking about is the most beautiful individual ever.
ROSEMARY DOBSON “Confidence is what we get when we take fear, face it and replace it.” This quote by Tim Fargo defines discovery as continuously having the sense of mind to be intrigued by curiosity and anticipation. Good afternoon fellow classmates and staff members. Rosemary Dobson, one of Australia’s award winning poets who have recently passed away in 2012, explored and demonstrated her love of art and antiquity in her poetry through an economical and very visual style of writing. Dobson is also known to write very much like an imagist poet. Henceforth, through Dobson’s poetic vision, readers discover new insights and experience through curiosity and maturation.
Subject Nancy Mairs grabs the attention of every reader at the beginning of “On Being a Cripple” by giving a quoting Louise Bogan before allowing the reader to dive deep into her work. The quote reads, “To escape is nothing. Not to escape is nothing.” This could stand as a preface to the reader, hinting shyly that the mood of the essay is defiant. That the writer has no intentions of changing their mind on what they wrote. After reading the entire essay, it is clear that the general topic of “On Being a Cripple” is to be content and proud of what you do or do not have.
People experience a sense of belonging in varied and complex ways. How is this explored in the texts you have studied ? Refer to prescribed text and at least one of your own choosing. “That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone.
A Literary analysis of “Homage to My Hips” written by Lucille Clifton. Clifton displays a very straight forward, confident description of her body type. The setting is about as real as a poem can get, she wants to make sure readers know that her hips move through a world just as everyone else, the writer is displaying an elite amount of confidence throughout the poem. “These hips are free hips. They don’t like to be held back.”(5-7) this is the way the speaker describes her hips.
Cotton Page 1 Seeing. “Seeing”, by Annie Dillard is one of the most descriptive essays I’ve read so far. In this essay, Annie Dillard is not only talking about seeing in one way, she is talking about seeing like no one else sees things. In this essay, Dillard finds many ways to show you what she means. She creates emphasis, showing the readers how she feels.