The Violets by Gwen Harwood was written during the late 1960s and was published in the anthology Selected Poems in 1975. As we know‚ Harwood’s poems explore philosophical and universal ideas. Harwood herself says “My themes are old ones – of love‚ memory‚ experience etc”‚ all of which are explored in this poem through the use of poetic and language techniques. Literally‚ the persona of the poem is outside when some aspects of the nature around her‚ like violets and a blackbird‚ trigger a memory from
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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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EXTENDED RESPONSE: Gwen Harwood “In your view‚ how has textural integrity been achieved in Harwood’s works. Support your view with detailed reference to at least two of the poems set for study‚ evaluating the structure and poetic techniques” Through the mastery of the unique structure‚ style‚ and coherent textural integrity of her work‚ Gwen Harwood is widely acknowledged as a ______ poet. Harwood engages the audience personally though the highly personal‚ yet detached tone and language‚ thus
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5. Violets It is dusk‚ and cold. I kneel to pick frail melancholy flowers among ashes and loam. The melting west is striped like ice-cream. While I try whistling a trill‚ close by his nest our blackbird frets and strops his beak indifferent to Scarlatti’s song. Ambiguous light. Ambiguous sky Towards nightfall waking from the fearful half-sleep of a hot afternoon at our first house‚ in Mitchelton‚ I ran to find my mother‚ calling for breakfast. Laughing‚ “It will soon be night‚ you
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Gwen Harwood Essay: Why is Gwen Harwood’s poetry still read today? The relevancy of timeless themes and issues throughout Gwen Harwood’s poetry is why it is till read in the modern genre.. Harwood’s emphasis on the connection between themes and issues in both modern and past contexts‚ makes it appropriate for students to study as the appreciation and understanding of her work expands. Themes such as family and relationships‚ life and death that Harwood displays in the texts of Mother Who Gave
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been used to reveal memorable ideas in Harwood’s poetry? | How does Gwen Harwood reveal her reminiscences through poetic techniques? A verbal‚ artistic‚ literary work called ‘poetry’ is designed to give intensity‚ beauty and the portrayal of feelings within a poet’s initial idea. It is a suggested beauty designed to create passion through experiences‚ ideas‚ and emotions in a vivid and imaginative way. ‘Gwen Harwood’ uses poetry to pronounce her personal experiences‚ expressing them through
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‘The 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
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While her poems are about personal experience they have wider significance. At its heart‚ Gwen Harwood’s poetry explores the reality of human existence‚ utilising a number of personal experiences in order to impart meaning onto responders. The poem’s‚ father and son and At Mornington‚ explore countless thematic concerns including the loss of childhood innocence‚ comprehending mortality and maturation of individuals. Utilising a regular fluctuation of tense‚ between past and present‚ and her own
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religion and language‚ Gwen had many early influences in her childhood that were clearly going to have an effect on her later life. Gwen’s family had strong connections with music and it became a very important part of her life‚ causing her to aspire to become a musician. Gwen’s grandmother introduced her to poetry and she began to write her own in the 1950’s. Soon after‚ she learnt the German language to establish a wider reading of poetry and involve the language in her own works. Gwen married a linguist
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MODULE B: CRITICAL STUDY OF GWEN HARWOOD Through examining Gwen Harwood’s poems “Triste Triste” (1963) and “Father and Child” (1975) it becomes apparent that their enduring popularity is rooted in their exploration of issues integral in defining the human condition‚ in particular (QUESTION transience of time‚ but also the conflict between creativity and domesticity‚ the inevitability of loss of childhood innocence and the fragility of life respectively ). However; Harwood’s poems are not only
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