Subject Matter: The poem is a scenario about the inevitability of restlessness in the life of a transient-like family. This event is an Australian phenomenon, originated from shearers and rouseabouts (unskilled labourers, or odd jobbers) during the early colonial times. The family is constantly moving from place to place. A lot of Australian families went through similar situations during the time of economic hardship, including Bruce Dawe. The author of this poem that was written in 1999. The poem depicts the family’s response to frequent change and how it has impacted them over time.
Purpose: This is a part-reference to his own personal life, he had experienced these situations himself. His father would always move from one place to another …show more content…
One is a participant observation in which the observer interacts with the subject. And the other is detached observation. Where the observer simply watches the subject. The poetic’s technique used in the poem is in a way that he becomes a detached observer of the scenario within the poem. ‘Notice how the oldest girl’. Giving no judgment and speaking in their perspective, telling their story.
Structure: The poem begins with a positive and optimistic language. As it begins, it’s in the middle of the lives of the family that are already in progress. There was no backstory given of the past. Readers would begin to know once they would read the whole poem. The poem soon attaches itself to the woman’s point of view, that the children that were excited at the start, she wishes they weren’t. As the poem moves on it begins to change to drama and sadness.
Language: The being mostly consisting of future tenses. Bruce Dawe uses a lot of Australian Cultural Context in the poem to set the ambience for moving so that the readers can connect better. Words used such as: ‘Ute’ a short word for a utility vehicle and ‘kelpie pup’ which is an Australian Farm Dog. However, in Scottish the term ‘kelpie’ is actually an omen of bad luck. The word refers to an evil water spirit that takes the form of a horse and drowns travellers. This word that has multiple meanings, giving a sense of danger to the …show more content…
‘Green tomatoes’ – is a form of imagery and use of symbolism because it represents their timeline, ‘preparing for the uncertain future’. Don’t know if it’s going to be ripe by the time they begin to leave. ‘Bumps down the drive’ –The onomatopoeic word ‘bump’ represents that their life is not smooth, it has its ups and downs. ‘Bottling set she never unpacked’ – The final step in which she’ll unpack when they reach the final stop. Or according to Bruce Dawe ‘if they reach the final stop’. Alliteration – ‘she held out her hands’ and ‘bright with berries’. Connectives – ‘And’ repeated several times in the beginning of the sentences in the
Purpose: This is a part-reference to his own personal life, he had experienced these situations himself. His father would always move from one place to another …show more content…
One is a participant observation in which the observer interacts with the subject. And the other is detached observation. Where the observer simply watches the subject. The poetic’s technique used in the poem is in a way that he becomes a detached observer of the scenario within the poem. ‘Notice how the oldest girl’. Giving no judgment and speaking in their perspective, telling their story.
Structure: The poem begins with a positive and optimistic language. As it begins, it’s in the middle of the lives of the family that are already in progress. There was no backstory given of the past. Readers would begin to know once they would read the whole poem. The poem soon attaches itself to the woman’s point of view, that the children that were excited at the start, she wishes they weren’t. As the poem moves on it begins to change to drama and sadness.
Language: The being mostly consisting of future tenses. Bruce Dawe uses a lot of Australian Cultural Context in the poem to set the ambience for moving so that the readers can connect better. Words used such as: ‘Ute’ a short word for a utility vehicle and ‘kelpie pup’ which is an Australian Farm Dog. However, in Scottish the term ‘kelpie’ is actually an omen of bad luck. The word refers to an evil water spirit that takes the form of a horse and drowns travellers. This word that has multiple meanings, giving a sense of danger to the …show more content…
‘Green tomatoes’ – is a form of imagery and use of symbolism because it represents their timeline, ‘preparing for the uncertain future’. Don’t know if it’s going to be ripe by the time they begin to leave. ‘Bumps down the drive’ –The onomatopoeic word ‘bump’ represents that their life is not smooth, it has its ups and downs. ‘Bottling set she never unpacked’ – The final step in which she’ll unpack when they reach the final stop. Or according to Bruce Dawe ‘if they reach the final stop’. Alliteration – ‘she held out her hands’ and ‘bright with berries’. Connectives – ‘And’ repeated several times in the beginning of the sentences in the