English the New True Anthem
English essay – the new true anthem
The poem “The New True Anthem” by Kevin Gilbert acknowledges the fact that there is more then a single opinion of what has happened to the lives of people both English and native aboriginal, also what has happened to the beautiful land once home to many native aboriginal tribes all over the continent of Australia. It also says that people of English descendent say that they do love Australia while in fact they don’t and are treating it as a land of their own as if nothing was there before the time of their arrival, as they are treating the native Australians without respect and are not treating them as the original owners of the land but rather as slaves.
In the poem Kevin Gilbert states “the scared black bodies writhing” this means that the native aboriginal people who were of a darker colour were treated unfairly and were criticized although they were traditional owners of the land called “Australia” as Kevin gilbert quotes in the poem. It also suggests that they were beaten until close to death in pain and utmost discomfort in the worst way possible. It may also suggest that these native aboriginals are scarred for life by all of the horrors they have witnessed occurring to their home and families in this war for the land. This quote also shows alliteration to make sure you empathise and understand all the anger and pain that they went through.
The quote “Australia oh Australia you could stand tall and free” uses repetition to make the reader know that this sentence is important to Kevin gilbert in a way that expresses his need for people to know that the land of his heritage used to be strong and beautiful in so many ways but after the first fleet settled upon the continent they have caused destruction wherever they went by doing things like cutting down trees, polluting the river and etc. as this land used to be beautiful and plentiful in so many ways, as the aboriginal people used their surroundings in their
The poem “The New True Anthem” by Kevin Gilbert acknowledges the fact that there is more then a single opinion of what has happened to the lives of people both English and native aboriginal, also what has happened to the beautiful land once home to many native aboriginal tribes all over the continent of Australia. It also says that people of English descendent say that they do love Australia while in fact they don’t and are treating it as a land of their own as if nothing was there before the time of their arrival, as they are treating the native Australians without respect and are not treating them as the original owners of the land but rather as slaves.
In the poem Kevin Gilbert states “the scared black bodies writhing” this means that the native aboriginal people who were of a darker colour were treated unfairly and were criticized although they were traditional owners of the land called “Australia” as Kevin gilbert quotes in the poem. It also suggests that they were beaten until close to death in pain and utmost discomfort in the worst way possible. It may also suggest that these native aboriginals are scarred for life by all of the horrors they have witnessed occurring to their home and families in this war for the land. This quote also shows alliteration to make sure you empathise and understand all the anger and pain that they went through.
The quote “Australia oh Australia you could stand tall and free” uses repetition to make the reader know that this sentence is important to Kevin gilbert in a way that expresses his need for people to know that the land of his heritage used to be strong and beautiful in so many ways but after the first fleet settled upon the continent they have caused destruction wherever they went by doing things like cutting down trees, polluting the river and etc. as this land used to be beautiful and plentiful in so many ways, as the aboriginal people used their surroundings in their