Were All Australian Now Poem Analysis
"We're all Australian now" poem analysis
Good morning/Good afternoon boys and girls aboriginal elders and Mrs. Brown
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Bin-along, New South Wales, where he spent much of his childhood. Banjo Paterson’s, ‘We’re all Australians now’ was published in 1915. His largely optimistic and patriotic poem inspires readers of the Australian community to embrace unity.
‘We’re all Australians now’ draws the reader to see the war from a positive Australia home front perspective. Texts from the Australian home front create an important perspective of the war. Paterson marginalises reality of the warfront to focus on bravery, unity, and nationalism. He does not emphasis the death and reality of warfare. The graves were described as ‘honoured’. This poem only further enhances a stereotype of Australians through unity known as ‘mate ship’ by describing ‘fisher-boys … stand…along that storm-swept Turkish shore with miners form the west.’
Paterson draws the reader to clearly see the theme of unity throughout the text. He describes the flag as ‘flies out..’ which conveys a victorious tone. The graves become ‘honoured’. The men were described as ‘brave’. His repetition of ‘fight on’ concludes the poem on a triumphant note. These are all praises and victories in nature. Paterson also uses a constant repetition of ‘we’re all Australians now’. These are the words that direct readers to the main theme of the poem which is unity. His use of the first person also emphasises this theme. ‘We have brave men still’, ‘we..feel what other nations feel’. Paterson creates a sense of belonging for the reader which assists in turning the reader to believe the unity.
However, the tone Paterson adopts also contains a sense of
Good morning/Good afternoon boys and girls aboriginal elders and Mrs. Brown
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Bin-along, New South Wales, where he spent much of his childhood. Banjo Paterson’s, ‘We’re all Australians now’ was published in 1915. His largely optimistic and patriotic poem inspires readers of the Australian community to embrace unity.
‘We’re all Australians now’ draws the reader to see the war from a positive Australia home front perspective. Texts from the Australian home front create an important perspective of the war. Paterson marginalises reality of the warfront to focus on bravery, unity, and nationalism. He does not emphasis the death and reality of warfare. The graves were described as ‘honoured’. This poem only further enhances a stereotype of Australians through unity known as ‘mate ship’ by describing ‘fisher-boys … stand…along that storm-swept Turkish shore with miners form the west.’
Paterson draws the reader to clearly see the theme of unity throughout the text. He describes the flag as ‘flies out..’ which conveys a victorious tone. The graves become ‘honoured’. The men were described as ‘brave’. His repetition of ‘fight on’ concludes the poem on a triumphant note. These are all praises and victories in nature. Paterson also uses a constant repetition of ‘we’re all Australians now’. These are the words that direct readers to the main theme of the poem which is unity. His use of the first person also emphasises this theme. ‘We have brave men still’, ‘we..feel what other nations feel’. Paterson creates a sense of belonging for the reader which assists in turning the reader to believe the unity.
However, the tone Paterson adopts also contains a sense of