Oodgeroo Noonuccal Poem Context
Poems can have a lot of context in them, they can include personal, historical and cultural context. In Oodgeroo Noonuccal poems ‘son of mine’ and ‘then and now’ shows the personal, historical and cultural context. Throughout this essay will take a look at the features of her personal, historical and cultural context in her poems.
Oodgeroo poems ‘son of mine’ and ‘then and now’ shows clear components of her personal context. In the poem ‘son of mine’ has a lot of her personal context, when reading this it gives us an allusion to reconciliation and he personal life, this is also the case for the poem ‘then and now’. These poem uses the techniques of persona and similes. The subtitle to the poem ‘son of mine’ is “to Denis” this makes it very
clear that the poem was for her son Dennis but she didn’t want to spell it the correct way because she might of wanted it to be used for other people with this name or even other people in her culture. With this personal supplement makes the readers feel the pain that Oodgeroo must of felt. The quote from ‘Then and now’ is “in my dreams I hear my tribe” This quote shows as an allusion to the horrors of her past. They use the technique of persona and this is shown a personal connection between the voice in the poem and the indigenous cultures. Another quye from ‘Son of mine’ is “your black skin soft as velvet shine”. Oodgeroo was obviously proud to be Indigenous which is why she put this quote in her poem to show everyone who reads this that she was proud, with this quote it uses the technique of simile because she is comparing Dennis black skin to a velvet shine. So in conclusion these quotes are a personal thing to Oodgeroo and she was willing to share them. Some of these quotes have the uses of similes and persona which is a personal connection between the poem and the indigenous cultures which we will be next.
Oodgeroo poems bring out the uses of idiom and simile again. The poems ‘Son of mine’ and ‘Then and now’
Oodgeroo poems ‘son of mine’ and ‘then and now’ shows clear components of her personal context. In the poem ‘son of mine’ has a lot of her personal context, when reading this it gives us an allusion to reconciliation and he personal life, this is also the case for the poem ‘then and now’. These poem uses the techniques of persona and similes. The subtitle to the poem ‘son of mine’ is “to Denis” this makes it very
clear that the poem was for her son Dennis but she didn’t want to spell it the correct way because she might of wanted it to be used for other people with this name or even other people in her culture. With this personal supplement makes the readers feel the pain that Oodgeroo must of felt. The quote from ‘Then and now’ is “in my dreams I hear my tribe” This quote shows as an allusion to the horrors of her past. They use the technique of persona and this is shown a personal connection between the voice in the poem and the indigenous cultures. Another quye from ‘Son of mine’ is “your black skin soft as velvet shine”. Oodgeroo was obviously proud to be Indigenous which is why she put this quote in her poem to show everyone who reads this that she was proud, with this quote it uses the technique of simile because she is comparing Dennis black skin to a velvet shine. So in conclusion these quotes are a personal thing to Oodgeroo and she was willing to share them. Some of these quotes have the uses of similes and persona which is a personal connection between the poem and the indigenous cultures which we will be next.
Oodgeroo poems bring out the uses of idiom and simile again. The poems ‘Son of mine’ and ‘Then and now’