Oodgeroo Noonuccal manages to use the language in her poems to reinforce cultural belonging and identity in many ways, shapes and forms. This is one of her key talents and abilities as it can be seen in many of her poems which shows how connected she is to the culture of her own home. Her poems are written using this ability very carefully, allowing them to benefit from the culture and identity themes with much grace and flow. Comparing her culture to other cultures is also very prominent in her poems, allowing for cultural belonging and identity to be reinforced even more.
In the poem, The Past, Oodgeroo uses language to reinforce cultural belonging and identity. In the poem, Oodgeroo talks about how she does not think that the past is dead …show more content…
In both poems Oodgeroo makes reference to her culture making it a key part of the poem as a whole, whether that be reminiscing about sitting around the campfire with her people or seeing her Rainbow Serpent from the Dreamtime in the Reed Flute Cave of China. This shows that both poems most likely had the same intentions, reminding people about Oodgeroo’s Australian culture and maybe even reminding readers about their own culture. There are differences between these two poems, however, some of which are fairly big. For example, while The Past focuses primarily on Australian culture, Reed Flute Cave also focuses on Australian culture but also adds in Chinese culture with mentions of the Reed Flute Cave. Along with this, The Past focuses on Australian culture as a whole, while Reed Flute Cave focuses much more on the Dreamtime, with mentions of the Rainbow Serpent connecting the two together nicely. While these two poems may have different elements, they are both written with culture heavily in mind. This shows how much Oodgeroo loves her culture and shows how much she enforces it within her
In the poem, The Past, Oodgeroo uses language to reinforce cultural belonging and identity. In the poem, Oodgeroo talks about how she does not think that the past is dead …show more content…
In both poems Oodgeroo makes reference to her culture making it a key part of the poem as a whole, whether that be reminiscing about sitting around the campfire with her people or seeing her Rainbow Serpent from the Dreamtime in the Reed Flute Cave of China. This shows that both poems most likely had the same intentions, reminding people about Oodgeroo’s Australian culture and maybe even reminding readers about their own culture. There are differences between these two poems, however, some of which are fairly big. For example, while The Past focuses primarily on Australian culture, Reed Flute Cave also focuses on Australian culture but also adds in Chinese culture with mentions of the Reed Flute Cave. Along with this, The Past focuses on Australian culture as a whole, while Reed Flute Cave focuses much more on the Dreamtime, with mentions of the Rainbow Serpent connecting the two together nicely. While these two poems may have different elements, they are both written with culture heavily in mind. This shows how much Oodgeroo loves her culture and shows how much she enforces it within her