others; they don’t say life is easy after school‚ they tell them straight. Conformity is a process where an individual’s attitudes‚ beliefs and behaviours are influenced by other people. It can occur in small groups or just in society as a whole. Consumerism is an issue presented in the poem. Having the best and biggest of each thing impresses others and our self esteem grows. We have become more and more dependent on materials to make us happy‚ become part of certain social groups‚ and to be accepted
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● ● ● ● ● ● What is the message Intended purpose Views and perspectives of war Bias and subjectivity Annotate the techniques Explain how the composer’s attitude to war is communicated effectively Complete a comparison chart that examines the similarities and differences between each poem. Produce TWO comparative STEEL paragraphs in which you articulate your understanding of the above points that relate to the two poems Flanders fields Complete Analysis What is the message? As with his earlier
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Weapons Training is a piece of war poetry written by Bruce Dawe in 1970. It is a dramatic monologue‚ written from the perspective of a battle-hardened Air Force Drill Sergeant. Weapons Training has very little use of punctuation to emphasize the rate of which he is speaking. The lack of punctuation makes the persona seem as though they are ranting on. The purpose of the abuse is to get the recruits ready for the worst‚ which the persona knows‚ will happen. This harsh and insulting language used
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interview for a TV documentary. Through a variety of dramatic techniques‚ Misto has effectively presented distinctively visual images of the suffering of the POW’S‚ the strength of music and hope‚ and the healing nature of truth. Similarly‚ written by Bruce Dawe‚ the poem‚ “Weapons Training” employs a variety of techniques to create the distinctively visual image of the issues of the harsh realities of war through the brutal nature and the idea that death can come at any moment. This allows the responders
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and what defines our identity and others. The Running Man‚ by Michael Gerard Bauer‚ explores ideas on the effects of war and society’s expectations through the relationships formed throughout the book. Similarly‚ the poem ‘Weapons Training’‚ by Bruce Dawe‚ uses the relationship between the drill sergeant‚ the soldiers and their enemy to shape our understanding of the viciousness and brutality of war and the expectations of society. In The Running Man‚ the relationship between Joseph and Tom explores
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are forced to relive the memories of the past through an interview for a TV documentary. Through a variety of dramatic techniques‚ Misto suffering of the POW’s‚ the strength of music and hope‚ and the healing nature of truth. Similarly‚ written by Bruce Dawe the poem “Weapons Training” employs a variety of techniques to create the distinctively visual image of the issues of the harsh realities of war through the brutal nature and the idea that death can come at any moment. In the Shoe Horn Sonata
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to reveal hidden truths behind important events in our history‚ doing so in a way which illustrates the impact that war has on individuals who are involved in it. The Shoe Horn Sonata written by John Mito in conjunction with Weapons Training by Bruce Dawe reveals several truths of which responders were unaware. Some of these are the horrors of war and the brutality and dehumanisation of individuals which force them to make sacrifice in order for them to survive. As well as the friendships that were
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Bruce Dawe’s poem‚ Migrants‚ portrays a long quest from the perception of a migrant group. The particular group is acknowledged as “they” as they were met with indifferences from the locals. “They” reacted to this treatment with surprise and confusion which is made evident in the line‚ “indifference surprised them..” which creates a sense of ambiguity and lack of identity. This mystified poem depicts feelings of ignorance as well as disinterest as “they” are treated with a lack of concern.
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numerous historical figures‚ such as poets. W. H. Auden‚ Bruce Dawe‚ Sylvia Plath‚ Carol Ann Duffy and S. K. Kelen‚ have all used various brief moments of human experience to explore emotions and ideas. Refugee Blues‚ Homecoming‚ The Gods Ash Their Cigarettes‚ Funeral Blues‚ Daddy and Little Red-Cap‚ have through tone‚ stylistic features‚ language devices and personas‚ expressed the idea they centre around. W. H. Auden in Refugee Blues and Bruce Dawe in Homecoming explore the idea that war has negative
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Homecoming by Bruce Dawe exemplifies and recounts the calamities of the Vietnam War in a dehumanising‚ confronting tone. The anti-war elegy was written in 1968 as a tribute to the return of the Australian veterans who died fighting in the Vietnam War. While protesting about Australia’s participation in the War‚ the poem also demonstrates the lack of identity and deference that was attached to the soldiers. The 25 line broken verse poem presented in a single stanza‚ speaks on behalf of the disrespected
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