Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen. We are here today to recognise and acknowledge the influence our esteemed poets have on our national identity as Australians. Because of these people, our society, culture and history is much more profound and cultivated. Many of our poets have such a significant and lasting influence on Australia, although today I am just going to focus on one. This is a person, who, through fervent poetry has opened the minds of all Australians in seeing a different perspective of the land we live on.
Though techniques like personification and imaginary Slesser and Mackellar could show more effectively how they view Australia in their eyes . As they both have similar meaning and purpose for their poems which is ultimately the love for their country. I chose these two poems because
As John Brack said in Fred Williams’ eulogy “Fred brought us a new vision of Australia’s landscape… changed the way we see our country: an achievement which will live long after all of us are gone”. Fred Williams was a unique artist of the modernist period, expressing his response to the Australian landscape in an innovative and unique
This is a traditional Aussie term called 'mateship.' This concept of mateship developed significantly from the beginning of WW1.This notion of friendship brought Australian’s together as one. It symbolised what mates went through together; pain, sorrow as well as victory and love. Our nation came together for the first time since WW1 and Australian's believe this is how we became known the world over as Aussies. We are very hospitable, and prepared to always lend a helping hand.
As the Natives did not know about 'nations' the Europeans had came from a world where 'Formal institution and military power of a nation or empire governed the relationship between societies'. The Europeans exploration greatly affected the Native Americans in several ways, the major one that wiped out mostly all of there population were the many diseases that they had brought upon them. The Natives freedom basically was taken from them, they where used for their resources and they had to give up their beliefs, their land and basically there way of living because of the
I feel by using these sources people feel more trusting and secure to side with something that seems more familiar too them. The way that McCooey has written the first half of the article and the quotes that have been placed throughout it I believe the reader would feel quite convinced and one sided. This is until further in the article where McCooey states the other side of the argument. He writes such things, as ‘through such a repetitive revival and putative ‘breaking of the rules’ poetry exists in the public culture. (McCooey 2005, pg.
From "I love a sunburnt country", MacKellar begins inducing the idea of Australia not just being a lifeless piece of land, but equivalent and sharing similar characteristics of a person. By referring to the land as "she" or "her", which is present in "I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, -for flood and fire and famine she pays us back threefold", MacKellar exhibits her deep connection and passion for being Australian. Furthermore, the use of imagery interrelates to the whole concept of patriotism, within the use of descriptive language to represent the landscapes, this places an emphasis on her love for her country, an attribute for which many Australians
1. Banjo Paterson * Australian bush poet, journalist and author * Rural and outback areas 2. Henry Lawson * Australian writer and poet * Often called “Australia’s best short story writer” * Son of Louisa Lawson 3. Bush poetry in australia * Australia’s unique landscape * Bush ballads popular during late 19th century * Some of the best known Australian bush poets – Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson 4. Bush ballads * Important emblem of Australian literary and popular culture * Depicts the characters and scenery of rural Australia * National spirit * Influence conceptions of Australian identity 5.
ROLLING STONE VOLUME 105 2013 This Southern Landscape by Chloe Foster This week’s exclusive addition is all about how Australian artists relate their music to the landscape. We will explore how the landscape you grow up in, speaks to you in a way that nowhere else does, It’s a place where you feel right and comfortable and you can’t go anywhere else and have that same feeling. To explore this concept we look through a large range of eclectic artists, coming down to some amazing singer-songwriters and groups including Jack O’Hagan, B. Brown/W. Johnson, Christine Anu and Paul Kelly. Their songs represent their home and their connection with the landscape.
The poem cleverly comments on how the mining industry is a ‘greedy trade’ and that the greed is all ‘for the sake of the dollar’. This quote questions and challenges the readers and makes them reconsider whether the greed for mining is worth the destruction of the land. The Noonuccal tribe has used many techniques to convey the concept of greed mixed in with nature with references to Aboriginals and the land, creating a poem with political and social undertones. The use of emotive language is a technique used. An example of this is ‘the miner rapes the heart of the earth’.