Crimes of Harry Lavender • Drama – George Bernard Shaw‚ Pygmalion • Poetry – Joanne Burns‚ on a clear day The prescribed poems are: * * * * * on a clear day public places echo australia kindling – A B Paterson‚ The Penguin Banjo Paterson Collected Verse The prescribed poems are: *
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The change in representations of minorities in Australian Literature Australian literature consists of many representations of the ‘Australian way of life’ that are constructed by numerous national stereotypes. Various critics argue that the current literary representations of the average Australian do not embrace enough cultural diversity through the incorporation of indigenous people‚ females and ethnic communities. The representations of Australian people have changed dramatically over a
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include “The Man from Snowy River” by Banjo Paterson and an episode from “My Place” by Nadia Wheatly. The two texts thoroughly present the evolution of the Australian identity from the time of the Bush culture to more recent times. The ideas are conveyed with the use of various poetic‚ cinematic and language techniques. The idea of mateship is almost ever-existent in the Australian identity. This is seen clearly in the poem “The Man from Snowy River” by Banjo Patterson. The mateship is portrayed
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One such example of a text that can be identified as Australian due to its use of the stereotypical ideas of Australian identity is Clancy of the Overflow‚ a poem by AB Banjo Paterson. This text is written from the point of view of a city-dweller who once met the title character‚ a shearer and drover‚ and now envies the imagined pleasures of Clancy’s lifestyle‚ which he compares favourably to life in "the dusty‚ dirty city" and "the round eternal of the cashbook and the journal". The title comes
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4 steps to writing about a poem 4 steps to writing about a poem 1. About the poet‚ his concerns 2. The story of the poem 3. Theme: idealises bush life 4. Techiques (how) Paterson constrasts this beauty of the bush with the harsh‚ dirty life in the city and the effect this has on people. • List a series of visual images‚ using adjectives and adverbs with negative connotations: ‘my dingy little office’ and a ‘stingy/Ray of sunlight struggle feebly down’ • Also uses sound images to create
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‘Nobody calls me a Wog anymore’ in 1990. And the author Banjo Patterson the writer of ‘The man from Snowy River’ in 1890 with his other notable poems ‘Waltzing Matilda’ (1895) and ‘Clancy of the Overflow’ (1889). ‘If I was the son of an Englishmen’ expresses a stereotypical representation of Australia and Australians as racists and drunks who destroys the kangaroo‚ and ‘the man from Snowy River’ expresses a more romanticised feel for the true blue‚ bush life of Australia. The two poems show exaggerations
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Voices – A.B. Paterson Poetry Remember: S P E C S (subject‚ purpose‚ emotion/tone‚ craftsmanship‚ summary) and S L I M S (structure‚ language‚ imagery‚ movement‚ sound). Clancy of the Overflow Paragraph 1 - Subject/purpose/emotion/distinctive voices A number of distinctive voices are used in ‘Clancy of the Overflow’ by A.B. Paterson to paint an evocative picture of Australian society and to juxtapose images of the Australian bush against images
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off a negative image of the bush life and the gender inequities of the time. Similarly‚ Banjo Patterson writes about the bush in his poem ‘Clancy of the Overflow’. However‚ unlike Lawson‚ Patterson focuses on portraying a positive view of the bush whilst at the same time suggesting a negative view of the city life. Frederick McCubbin also focuses on the positive aspects of the bush through his painting ‘down on his luck’. His painting portrays the beauty of the bush but at the same time displays
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“The Man from Ironbark” By A.B Patterson ‘The man from Ironbark’ is a humorous poem by Banjo Patterson. It is a ballad about a man from Ironbark who wants to get his hair and beard shaved in Sydney. This is so when he goes back to Ironbark he’ll be a ‘man or mark’. Unfortunately for him the barber there likes to play ‘tricks’ on people. The barber shaved his beard then dipped the razor in boiling water. Using the back of the razor he slashes it across his neck making the Man from Ironbark believe
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recognised examples of Australian culture include; • Poets: Henry Lawson‚ Banjo Paterson‚ C.J. Dennis • Authors: Miles Franklin‚ Mary Grant Bruce‚ Rolf Boldrewood • Painters and artists: Arthur Streeton‚ Frederick McCubbin‚ Sidney Nolan • Architecture: Federation style‚ Queenslander style • Music: Waltzing Matilda‚ Slim Dusty‚ The Seekers • Heroes and heroines: Ned Kelly‚ Don Bradman‚ the ANZACs • Australian way of life: Bush barbeques‚ Australian Rules Football‚ Surf Lifesaving Clubs • Cultural
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