Tatsuya Shiihara English Poetry Year 11 Term 2 Semester 1 2014 1 English Poetry Analysis Commentary Ladies and Gentlemen‚ my name is Tatsuya Shiihara‚ and today I will be presenting to you my interpretation of the poem "The Last War"‚ written by Australian poet‚ Katherine Gallagher. This poem expresses the feelings of the "winning" countries before‚ during and after the Second World War and the anticipation which the end of the war built. Born in 1935‚ in the town of Maldon‚ in Victoria;
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In the short poem‚ “Wild Geese”‚ Mary Oliver speaks to the reader through the poem informing the reader that being good doesn’t matter. That we all make mistakes in life and we all have regret. Olihat what matters is that we don’t spend all our tiur imagination and free us from our anguish anorld has to offer. Oliver compares human emotions to nature itself and creates In the first stanza‚ Mary Oliver uses imagery and a hyperbole to get her meaning across. In the first line‚ Oliver informs the
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In the poem “An Echo Sonnet”‚ author Robert Pack writes of a conversation between a person’s voice and its echo. With the use of numerous literary techniques‚ Pack is able to enhance the meaning of the poem: that we must depend on ourselves for answers because other opinions are just echoes of our own ideas. At first glance‚ the reader notices that the poem is divided into two parts in order to resemble a conversation. When reading the sonnet for the first time the reader may make the mistake
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With the introduction of the Australian National Curriculum into all education systems across the country‚ many questions and debates have occurred in reference to its effectiveness. From the often perceived conflicting curriculum definitions to the unfortunate failures of past attempts of curriculum implementation‚ every member of the community has an opinion on this significant shift in the way Australia thinks of its children’s education (Rudd‚ 2007). The Australian Curriculum however‚ has attempted
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After reading through all the poems‚ there was no question about which three I was going to pick. The poem “Punishment” by Lisa Zaran moved me with the first line‚ “When using‚ you are not the same”. Growing up in the 70s and being a teenager in the 80s‚ I have seen firsthand the detrimental effect that substance abuse has on our society. When she continues with next two lines‚ “That sublimity of an altered state‚ you are not the same”‚ I have absolutely no doubt I know what this poem is about. The
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Broadcasting the Poem Have you ever felt like you were born to do something? Since I was born I felt like I was born to play baseball‚ but after that I would love to be a broadcaster. That is why I have chosen to analyze “The Broadcaster’s Poem” by Alden Nowlan. Analyzing a poem is not an easy thing to accomplish for me. As I very rarely analyze anything I read‚ but you should try everything once. As my eyes read this poem and my mind processes it‚ I ponder a question. What the heck is Nowlan
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Unfathomable Grace Infatuation and obsession with work and the myriad of life’s requirements sometimes blinds a person to the realization and appreciation of the simple‚ yet crucial‚ things in life. Throughout the decades‚ mankind has become increasingly structured around work‚ money‚ and selfish intentions. Unfortunately‚ this shift has veered man’s focus from being theocentric to anthropocentric. In his poem “God’s Grandeur‚” Gerard Manley Hopkins capitalizes upon this worldview evolution
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‘Australian spirit’ is a term often thrown around when discussing relevant social matters such as the global refugee crisis‚ immigration and Aboriginal issues. To many‚ it is synonymous with the concept of ‘mateship’‚ a laidback‚ friendly attitude. The significance of proposing to introduce recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (ATSI peoples) into the Constitution is that it embodies the ‘Australian spirit’. The Constitution is the foundation of Australian society‚ as it determines
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The central theme of this essay is to what extent does the Australian curriculum achieve what it sets out to do. To answer this question‚ four main areas will be covered including‚ what the Australian Curriculum is‚ positions for and against the Australian Curriculum‚ the effectiveness of the Australian Curriculum and implications for the students when implementing the Australian Curriculum. Each of these four aspects considers literature to determine to what extent the curriculum is achieving what
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