The lyric "Metho Drinker" is a poem by Judith Wright which concerns death as a result of time and the problems associated with addiction. Judith Wright was born in 1915 and died in 2000 at the age of 85. She was a prolific Australian poet‚ critic and short story writer writing over 50 books. The poem uses its lyrical form to offer a descriptive insight into the bleak themes which highlights the depressing mood and atmosphere of the poem. "Metho drinker" tells the story of a homeless person and
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debt. The contract was entered into on 19th July 1988‚ with the terms being that Bill would transfer his interests in the Wonga Park fee simple‚ the Wonga Park perpetual lease selection‚ and the Risby land to Neil York. It was agreed that this would be for the consideration of $150 000 and the remaining $546 811 would be set aside in a deed of forgiveness. The Wonga Park fee simple was partly owned by Sam York‚ who agreed to transfer his interest to Neil as a gift‚ and this part of the transaction
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Half Caste Girl - Judith Wright Half Caste Girl Little Josie buried under the bright moon Is tired of being dead‚ death lasts too long. She would like to push death aside‚ and stand on the hill And beat with a waddy on the bright moon like a gong Across the hills‚ the hills that belong to no people And so to none are foreign‚ Once she climbed high to find the native cherry; The lithe darkhearted lubra Who in her beads like blood Dressed delicately for love Moves her long hands among the
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Discuss the following poems‚ Hunting Snake and The Cockroach‚ commenting in particular on the ways in which the poets depict their respective creatures. The poems ‘Hunting Snake’ by Judith Wright and ‘The Cockroach’ by Kevin Halligan are both very metaphorical in their comparisons between creatures and humanity. Both poems are about animals in an undisturbed environment and their subsequent interaction with human beings‚ and a language feature that is common in both poems is an extended metaphor
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COMPANY OF LOVERS: JUDITH WRIGHT Judith Wright’s 1946 poem "The Company of Lovers" makes a juxtaposition of two essential forces of major impact upon human existence‚ the effects of love and those of death. Within the poem it can be noted that the two stanzas reflect each of the certain themes. The first‚ a universal description of love and the ambitions two lovers might have‚ whilst the second a reflection of how quick all may soon be lost through the loneliness of death. Wright is renown for
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had on the female psyche. “Trifles“ begins with an investigation into the murder of John Wright‚ which takes place at his farm house. His wife‚ Mrs. Wright‚ is found at the crime scene and put in jail. She asks three of her friends‚ who are wives of the detectives investigating‚ to collect her apron and shawl. While the men scamper about trying to solve the crime of who did it‚ the women rifle through Mrs. Wrights belonging in search of her request. Noticing simple things out of place in the home or
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Mr. and Mrs. Hale. The three men immediately walk into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wright‚ while the women wait uncomfortably in the foyer. The men gather around a fire as Mr. Henderson explains what he witnessed the day of the murder. Mr. Henderson arrives at the house to ask John Wright if he wanted to split the cost of a phone line. He knocks without an answer and then becomes more persistent until he hears Mrs. Wright tell him to come inside. As he walks inside he finds her rocking in her chair‚
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in the book In Concert: Reading and Writing (McWhorter‚ 2013)‚ “Are You Hooked” quotes “Soft addictions are an escape from uncomfortable feelings‚” from Judith Wrights (2006) book The Soft Addictions Solution. Once you begin to think about time‚ money‚ energy spent unnecessarily such as “texting‚ tweeting‚ or checking your Facebook page”‚ (Wright‚ 2013) you have begun to analyze a soft addiction. Therefore‚ this essay will address “do soft addictions get in the way of leading a more fulfilling life
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connection to the land is evident. In the poem ‘South Of My Days’ Wright emphasises the effect of imagery which shows the physical identification with land and ancestoral ties throughout the first line “South of my days’ circle‚ part of my blood’s country‚”. Colloquial language is used to imply that the traveller is friendly “will turn up again some day in a wave of rambler roses‚”. Halfway through the first stanza‚ Judith Wright uses personification to create an image of a fragile landscape of winter
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other members of society as well as shared experiences‚ a person’s memories and past events. The idea that a sense of place is central to the concept of belonging is effectively demonstrated in Peter Skrzynecki’s poem “Feliks Skrzynecki” as well as Judith Wright’s poem “Remittance Man”. Skrzynecki’s “Feliks Skrzynecki” effectively conveys the notion that an individual’s sense of ‘place’ and belonging is tied to their relationship with the physical environment. In the poem Feliks is portrayed as
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