Gwen Harwood (1920 – 1995): Harwood has fond memories of her childhood in Queensland which often appear in her poems. She was married in 1945 and moved to Tasmania. She began writing in her thirties to express the things that gave her life meaning. Originally she preferred pseudonyms but changed to poetry because of her growing reputation. The poetry she writes is deeply personal and presents a strong sense of identity; she also presents unusual perspectives on everyday experiences and relationships
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Barn owls are beautiful and majestic birds. With its eerie‚ ghost-like appearance‚ the barn owl is easily recognisable. Although not often seen‚ a barn owl can be found sitting over a field hunting mice and rats. Barn owls have acquired their name from roosting in barn lofts but can also be found in caves‚ and hollows in trees. Each day the environment becomes more contaminated by chemicals and poisons. The barn owl is threatened by these pollutants and has been negatively impacted. Day to
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Owls‚ barn owls to be exact. When people say owls‚ all they can visualize is a bird with huge‚ glistening eyes that soars through the silent night with their lengthy wings. It may seem to be that all owls just fly because it is in their nature and it is all they do. Most people fail to see is what owls do throughout their daily lifetime. Not only do they fly‚ but these creatures can do so much more than that. Owls are simply just a mysterious yet precious animal. In the story “The Barn
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Glen Harwood‚ an Australian poet has depicted important themes and messages throughout her poems. These themes underlying message is the loss of innocence‚ that is seen throughout Glen Harwoods “ Barn Owl” and “Mother who gave me life” poems. The evidence of the key theme of loss of innocence can be clearly seen throughout Glen Harwoods poem “Barn Owl”. A key example of the loss of innocence in “Barn Owl” is where the child who is at first described as an “innocent child” then as the poem progresses
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American Barn Owl The American Barn Owl‚ Tyto Furcata‚ are one of the many species that the Tyto Alba (Barn Owl) encompass. These birds belong in the Animalia kingdom and are part of the Chordata phylum. They are very distinctive owls‚ due to their colouring and large‚ round heads with flat‚ heart-shaped faces. Male barn owls have a lighter colouring compared to the females who are more distinctive due to their darker feathers and speckling on the chest. The barn owls are relatively small‚ weighing
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judgment of this poem and Harwood’s poetry as a whole. Through a critical study of Gwen Harwood’s poetry‚ the responder’s personal response has a significant effect on their judgement towards her poetry. In The Sharpness of Death‚ Harwood explores the inexplicable link between life and death‚ as well as the value of memories in response to the inevitable passing of time. Similarly in At Mornington‚ Harwood accentuates the value of appreciating life to overpower death and the importance of memories
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who have unique holidays which are very similar at the same time. All the holidays start at unity then separation occurs which a wild storm in which is defined as a catalyst that conveys discovery and brings them back together. The poem “Barn Owl” by Gwen Harwood is a deep poem on how a girl shoots a bird which conveys a variety of meanings from disconnection and the loss of innocence and realisation. The process of discovery is always challenging representing the different obstacles which occur throughout
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English Notes Textual Integrity * Textual Integrity is consistency in form‚ language‚ and structure. * Form: is the text dedicated to being a historical text‚ or is it a mish-mash of historical and autobiographical? If it’s an autobiography‚ does it have family photos‚ family tree? * Language: relates to form. Is it objective all the way? Is it in 3rd person narration all the way? Or does it jump between objectivity and subjectivity? * Structure: is there a sense of progression?
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violets’‚ ‘A Valediction’ and ‘Sharpness of Death’ Gwen Harwood poetry deeply explores many aspects of the human experience. In ‘The Violets’ her poetry explores the passage of time. That the passing of time is inevitable and brings about loss and change. This poem explores the nature of memories and the role they play in finding solace for this loss. ‘A Valediction’ explores the importance of the balance between physical and spiritual love. Harwood explores the nature of both form of love and how
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The very nature of poetry as being open to interpretive readings means that the poetry of Gwen Harwood can change with time and place‚ thus exploring the social customs and ethics affecting the contemporary audience. Her poems “Father and Child” (FC) and “The Violets” (TV) both reflect her context of the 1960s and 1970s‚ a period in which social activism had a major effect on the values of the presiding culture. The poems reveal Harwood’s characteristic voice that surpasses the barriers of time and
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