Good morning/afternoon everyone. I am sure that many of you will agree with me‚ after studying and discussing in class war poetry‚ that war is destructive; it destroys properties and lives. It is also the meaning if not dehumanizing as Owen in his ’Dulce et Decorum Est’ has pointed out. The violence and destructiveness of war reduces men in the battlefield into something less than human; they are stripped of their dignity. Ultimately as Owen points out in his poem‚ war is senseless or futile. Whatever
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The poem "Homecoming" originates from Bruce Dawe. Its journey depicts the aspects of war and its devastations upon human individuals. Using mainly the Vietnam War as a demonstration for its destructions. Within this poem Bruce Dawe dramatizes the homecoming of Australian veterans’ bodies from Vietnam. This is clearly an anti-war poem‚ reproducing the sentiments of those who opposed the time when this war occurred. The poem starts of in what seems to be a monotone. With many simple verbs such
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world more clearly”‚ the poem “Enter Without So Much as Knocking” by Bruce Dawe‚ published in 1950 is true to this quote because it is outlining the passage from the hospital to the grave. It makes the reader realise that when you die you will eventually be forgotten‚ unless you have made an impact on the world. The persona in the poem is the man who’s being spoken about because it’s about his life‚ making him the subject matter. Dawe is a voice for the persona because he is telling the story about
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How far is this true for the poetry of Bruce Dawe? How (ie through what techniques) Does Dawe achieve this? Discuss a maximum of 2 poems. Bruce Dawe is one of the most inspirational and truthful poets of our time. Born in 1930‚ in Geelong‚ most of Dawe’s poetry concerns the common person – his poems are a recollection on the world and issues around him. The statement ‘The poet’s role is to challenge the world they see around them.’ Is very true for Bruce Dawe‚ as his main purpose in his poetry was
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Bruce Dawes poems explore the impacts of consumer culture and are an indictment of the growing materialism in modern society. In Enter Without So Much As Knocking (1962)‚ Dawe portrays a world dominated by consumerism‚ which has lead to `conformity‚ and eroded the individuality of many people. The idea that our view of the world can only be seen through television and that our experience of life is restricted and controlled by it is highlighted in the satirical poem‚ Tele Vistas.(1977) This idea
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The theme in the poem “Homecoming”‚ by Bruce Dawe‚ is the feeling and belonging of home and how you can die for your country‚ yet receive inhumane like treatment. The theme in “Beach Burial”‚ by Kenneth Slessor‚ is the pointlessness of war. The two poems are very similar‚ yet very different‚ in meaning and tone‚ through their subjects‚ themes‚ techniques and structure. Both poems relate to the same post-war event; bringing the corpses of soldiers back from war. However‚ in “Homecoming” the corpses
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Our parent’s morals and ethics whether right or wrong‚ will become ours because of belonging to the family unit. Life Cycle by Bruce Dawe‚ explores the life of a child brought into a Victorian family. The baby’s life is destined to revolve around football due to the family being football supporters and him being ‘laid in beribboned cots‚ having already begun a lifetime’s barracking’
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The Role Of Homo-eroticism In The Picture Of Dorian Gray The treatment of homo-eroticism as a theme in The Picture of Dorian Gray is a part of the aesthetic backdrop that structures and also helps to color the novel. It is also used as a way to challenge the hypocritically-prudish surface of the Victorian society. However‚ there is much more artistic and historical value to the use of this theme‚ such as the motif of aestheticism. The idea of homo-eroticism being a part of the Greek culture‚ and
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Homo erectus Homo erectus (upright man) is an extinct species of hominin that lived throughout most of the Pleistocene‚ with the earliest first fossil evidence dating to around 1.8 million years ago and the most recent to around 143‚000 years ago. The species originated in Africa and spread as far as England‚ Georgia‚ India‚ Sri Lanka‚ China and Java. The discussion about the size and the outer appearance‚ history of discovery and fossils‚ and the humanity‚ dispersal and the daily life of Homo
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