Weapons Training by Bruce Dawe essay attempt In the poem‚ Weapons Training Bruce Dawe uses language forms and features to show war in an unfavourable light. Weapons Training is known as a anti-war poem. He uses dramatic monologue by an angry‚ racist drill seargent who expresses Bruce Dawes views on war through the use of rhetorical questions‚ structure‚ onomatopoeia‚ and racist and sexual language. Firstly‚ in Weapons Training it is obvious onomatopoeia is used to show exaggeration and to set
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Homecoming by Bruce Dawe All day‚ day after day‚ they’re bringing them home‚ they’re picking them up‚ those they can find‚ and bringing them home‚ they’re bringing them in‚ piled on the hulls of Grants‚ in trucks‚ in convoys‚ they’re zipping them up in green plastic bags‚ they’re tagging them now in Saigon‚ in the mortuary coolness they’re giving them names‚ they’re rolling them out of the deep-freeze lockers – on the tarmac at Tan Son Nhut the noble jets are whining like hounds‚ they
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culminating in an overall transformation physically‚ intellectually and emotionally. Within theses changes they are caused by unexpected detours or obstacles‚ new challenges or hindrances. The poems from the collection called “Sometimes Gladness” by Bruce Dawe portrays this like: “For The Duration” coveys this through the tedious attempts of men trying to escape jail‚
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‘Weapon’s Training’ By Bruce Dawe a) The poem begins with the connection word ‘And’ for emphasis and as an interruption to the soldiers. It is for the drill sergeant to interrupt the soldiers dazing and get them to listen to him. b) This poem is also called a dramatic epilogue. A dramatic epilogue is a one person piece of drama. ‘Weapon’s Training’ could actually be used as a drama piece as it is very dramatic. c) ‘I want to hear those eyeballs click..’ Click is the example of onomatopoeia.
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resolve our own uncertainties in life in our own special place. Dawe uses a series of imagery to depict the workings of our minds and a chain of unpleasent sensory experiences to illustrate unwanted intrusions in our lives. Through the vague depictions of these intrusions Dawe urges us not to give great attention to them‚ but to offer to the world‚ our most truthful emotions and thoughts. "The man" in the poem is not just a one individual. Dawe suggests this in his title "Homo Suburbiensis". He has classified
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English Speech [Reading of Life Cycle] That poem‚ written by Bruce Dawe‚ conveys the idea that AFL is ’the way of life’ and is as important of religion to Victorian people. Good morning/afternoon to my fellow Class mates and Mrs Daniels. As you know‚ my name is Sophie and I strongly believe that the poem “Life Cycle” is a poem that should be included as a representation of the Australian experience. Within this poem Dawe refers to Australian history and also a variety of influences that makes
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held by all" by Bruce Dawe and 10 Things I hate about you" by Gil Junger. All three of these texts examine the process of change and the attitudes towards change. These texts all share simular audiences of ambitious individuals striving for a better future. "Drifters" and " A Good Friday was held by all" both use the techniques of imagery‚ Diction‚ Metaphors‚ Juxtaposition‚ Repititition‚ Alliteration and Biblical Allusion to represent the concept change. Gil Junger uses film techniques such as sound
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1. Dehumanising aspect of war The anti-war poem ‘Homecoming’ delineates the dehumanising aspect of wars upon the human race as a whole. With the usage of visual imagery throughout the poem‚ Dawe accomplishes in writing poetry that has an extensive universal appeal underlining the savage but real nature of war. “The noble jets are whining like hounds” produces a simile which accentuates the explicit baleful components of war. The quote produced despises dogs as sympathetic feelers of human emotion
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Weapons Training Bruce Dawe ‘Weapons Training’ was written by Bruce Dawe. Who became one of Australia’s most well known poets in the 1960’s. In 1959 he joined the RAAF‚ Royal Australian Air Force‚ and left to become a teacher in 1968. As his occupation in the RAAF‚ Bruce served as an air force officer‚ a person of high rankings. And from his years fighting in the Vietnam War‚ and serving our country‚ Dawe – along with many others‚ wrote a substantial amount of protest‚ or anti-war poems. Many
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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 to depict the unspoken social issues concerning the common Australian suburban resident. His genuine concern for these issues is obvious through
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