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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relationships. Dissimilarly‚ Gwen Harwood’s haunting poem In The Park reflects upon the transition into motherhood and the negative toll the change can take on an individual. In As You Like It‚ moral development of a character occurs due to the inevitable changes of relationship dynamics between family‚ effecting their behaviour towards one another. This is
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experiences can bring a societal shift to the stereotypical beliefs of individuals. Throughout Shakespeare’s comedic play As You Like It‚ love is an ongoing catalyst that allows an individual to inspire ones personal journey. In addition‚ Gwen Harwood’s In the Park allows individuals to gain new experiences as a result of the‚ arguably‚ negative change into motherhood. This reflects upon how a personal journey can effectively change the stereotypical beliefs that society hold on parenthood. Evident
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So we ask ourselves‚ how does poetry gain its power? To answer this question‚ we examine the work of poets Harwood and Plath. ‘The Glass Jar’‚ composed by Gwen Harwood portrays its message through the emotions of a young child‚ while the poem ‘Ariel’‚ written by Sylvia Plath‚ makes effective use of emotions to convey artistic creativity and inspiration. Through my personal reading of Harwood’s poem ‘The Glass Jar’‚ I view it as an examination of maturation – the inevitable change driven by painful
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‘The Secret Life of Frogs’ is a poem that delves into the childhood perception of war‚ in particular World War I‚ and the experiences of their fathers. ‘The Secret Life of Frogs’ deals with the idea of misunderstandings incurred when children attempt to understand adult concepts. This is evident through the use of punning. The term ‘Frog’‚ which is frequently used throughout the poem adds amusement to the text because to the readers‚ it not only translates literally to a frog‚ but also represents
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Self Essay How do composers use texts to explore concepts of Changing Self? Discuss ideas and techniques. In Gwen Harwood’s poems Prize-Giving and The Glass Jar‚ the prescribed text Sky-High‚ and the novel White Teeth by Zadie Smith‚ the composer have used many varying ideas and techniques to investigate and illustrate concepts of Changing Self effectively. The ideas looked at in Gwen Harwood’s poetry include imagery‚ retrospect‚ metaphor‚ and inversion of the connotation of adjectives. Ideas conveyed
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What themes and ideas does Gwen Harwood explore in her poetry and how does she communicate her ideas to the reader Gwen Harwood poems such as The Glass Jar and Prize-Giving illuminate concerns fundamental to human experience including life‚ death‚ spirituality and human fall from innocence explored abstractly through the prism of childhood experience. The use of binary opposites‚ metaphors‚ similes‚ musical motifs and biblical allusions allow for a multiplicity of responses and readings highlighting
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Essay on “In the park “ In the park by Gwen Harwood is a poem that expresses the feelings associated with being a mother and feeling disconnected from the outside world‚ an issue that rarely discussed by women. This poem mainly represents the idea of changing identity because of circumstance. The woman in the poem is being destroyed by the birth of her three children. ‘Her clothes are out of date’ uses present tense to describe how she is no longer a lively‚ interesting woman. She has changed to
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Problem Statement Harwood Medical Instruments PLC (HMI) manufactures specialty medical instruments. The incentive compensation scheme was based solely on operating profit and did not take into account any other key performance indicators. HMI instituted a new bonus plan that takes into an account a more balanced scorecard approach and is based on operating profit and other key performance indicators. The problem in this case is whether the new bonus system is successful and whether it is the most
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• Social Satire • Set Narrative- tightly structured rhyme scheme • 3rd person (omniscent) narrative and uses a double vouce. This distances Harwood from her characters which still enabling her to give her perspective. Eisenbart’s psyche is presented from Harwood’s perspective as she is being judgemental and mocking him through the use of words such as “grace” and “rudely declined”. • Iambic Pentameter (10 beats to the line‚ as in Shakespeare) • An Extreamely formally structured poem- Reinforcing
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