How Does Henry Lawson Use Figurative Language
“Distinctively visual texts use figurative language and other language devices to engage the responder and invite him/her to explore different places and experiences.”
Discuss the construction of images in relation to two of the short stories, which you have studied, and one related text.
Distinctively visual texts are often used by composers to evoke a reality through the use of figurative language and other language devices, as it allows them to create an image in their mind and transport them to their imagined landscape. This is especially shown through Henry Lawson’s both tragic and comic short stories, ‘The Drover’s Wife’ and ‘The Loaded Dog’, with his exceptional use of dramatic verbs and juxtaposition and other literary techniques. …show more content…
However, while Morris had a deprivation of dialogue, Lawson used more of it to add authenticity to the whole story. For example, vernacular language or idioms were used by Lawson to add more to the harsh reality of living in the bush, such as shown when the oldest son exclaimed, “Mother, I won’t never go drovin’; blarst me if I do!” This phrase adds to the legitimacy of the story as the word, ‘blarst’, is not commonly use these days, it is more widely used back then in the tough Australian bush life. A significant amount of expletives were also used in the story, though it is not mentioned, for instance, “Shet up, you little –!” and, “Mother! Listen to them (adjective) little ‘possums. I’d like to screw their blanky necks,” which also adds to the realism of the story as it displays the life the kids have grown up in. It shows the relentless environment Australian bush people had to live in as when the boy said the expletives, the mother was unemotional and uncaring towards it, she was unperturbed by the word as she knows there are more dangerous problems to worry about, such as the …show more content…
It is never directly mentioned in the story, but it could be distinctively visualised and felt by the responders through the specified descriptions of Dave, Jim and Andy actions, such as the way they have worked together to make the cartridge and, “(Andy) bore the blame for the failure and the chaffing of his mates.” Their bond shows the strong sense of mateship that is particularly in relation and experienced by Australian bush people. Thus, the use of the distinctive visual techniques allows the responder to be able to engage in the
Discuss the construction of images in relation to two of the short stories, which you have studied, and one related text.
Distinctively visual texts are often used by composers to evoke a reality through the use of figurative language and other language devices, as it allows them to create an image in their mind and transport them to their imagined landscape. This is especially shown through Henry Lawson’s both tragic and comic short stories, ‘The Drover’s Wife’ and ‘The Loaded Dog’, with his exceptional use of dramatic verbs and juxtaposition and other literary techniques. …show more content…
However, while Morris had a deprivation of dialogue, Lawson used more of it to add authenticity to the whole story. For example, vernacular language or idioms were used by Lawson to add more to the harsh reality of living in the bush, such as shown when the oldest son exclaimed, “Mother, I won’t never go drovin’; blarst me if I do!” This phrase adds to the legitimacy of the story as the word, ‘blarst’, is not commonly use these days, it is more widely used back then in the tough Australian bush life. A significant amount of expletives were also used in the story, though it is not mentioned, for instance, “Shet up, you little –!” and, “Mother! Listen to them (adjective) little ‘possums. I’d like to screw their blanky necks,” which also adds to the realism of the story as it displays the life the kids have grown up in. It shows the relentless environment Australian bush people had to live in as when the boy said the expletives, the mother was unemotional and uncaring towards it, she was unperturbed by the word as she knows there are more dangerous problems to worry about, such as the …show more content…
It is never directly mentioned in the story, but it could be distinctively visualised and felt by the responders through the specified descriptions of Dave, Jim and Andy actions, such as the way they have worked together to make the cartridge and, “(Andy) bore the blame for the failure and the chaffing of his mates.” Their bond shows the strong sense of mateship that is particularly in relation and experienced by Australian bush people. Thus, the use of the distinctive visual techniques allows the responder to be able to engage in the