Bruce Dawe Metaphors

Bruce Dawe, an Australian known poet, born 1930 is still one of the biggest selling and most highly regarded poets of Australia. His ability to write such influential poems has made an impact on a number of people, as each poem can be related to the ordinary living lives of Australians throughout the years. Bruce Dawe's poems are interesting because they comment on the lives of ordinary people. This statement is agreed on. In relation to the statement, three key poems can be linked being Enter Without So Much as Knocking (1959), Homo Suburbiensis (1964) and Drifters (1968).

The poem “Hhomecoming” written by Bruce Dawe in 1968 is about the dead and their neglectful treatment by their living comrades. The poem effects its audience deeply by giving them a view into how the dead soldiers were treated like objects, which comes out through the poem in lines such as ‘...rolling them out of the deep freeze lockers…’ and ‘they’re tagging them…’. The poetic techniques used throughout the poem was repartition by using these poetic technique it gave the reader a deep understanding into how the poem portrays war as terrible, harsh and depressing and the mistreatment of the dead by repeating. By using the simple word ‘they’re’ it gives the audience the understanding that it wasn’t just one person it was many. ‘they’re zipping

Katrina is the name of Dawe's new born child, who which the poem is about. Katrina was born very sick, with a plethora of problems listed throughout the poem. “Suspended between earth and sky” is a metaphor used by Dawe as a way of saying that her parents had no way of knowing whether she was going to die or live. Imagery is a big part of the poem. An example would be, “Thin straws of sunlight on your bowed legs”, the sunlight represent the small chances Katrina has to survive, while the bowed legs reminds the audience of her sickness. “The black velvet of death threatening. Your life shines like a jewel” is used as a way of comparing the beauty of her life to a jewel, with the black velvet being the inner lining of a jewellery box, and “death threatening” replacing a flaw the diamond. “Although we know there is no conditioning process which can counter. The karate-blow when it comes” in this passage the karate-blow represents the emotional force Katrina's parents will be hit with after her death. “We are getting in early, although” although they know Katrina will most likely die, they still choose to be by her as long as they

Bruce Dawe uses symbols to create moods showing sadness and the loss of hope. Dawe’s line ‘and when the loaded ute bumps down the drive past the blackberry canes with their last shriveled fruit’, the blackberries were used as an indicator of time, on their arrival the berries were the 'first of the season' but by the time when they drove past the blackberry cane was they're saw only 'their last shrivelled fruit'. This tells us that they perhaps only stayed for about two or three months. ‘The brown kelpie pup will start dashing about, tripping everyone up’ The dog run around barking, shows the scene of a chaotic house, it also conveys a sense of bad luck to the family. A “kelpie” is an Australian sheepdog, in Scottish it refers to an evil water spirit that takes the form of a horse and drowns travellers. This cross-meaning gives the poem a sense of danger, implying that the family is not only traveling with a puppy for the children but is also an omen of bad luck. The unexpectedness of the move is conveyed by the fact that the tomatoes are still green on the vine. They never live in the one place long enough for the tomatoes to ripen. This could be the same for other aspects of their lives, making new friends could be an example. They started to become friendly with the

The word “homecoming” is universally associated with a celebration of the returned and is linked to feelings of happiness and anticipation. Dawe however, employs this word ironically as the “homecoming” described in the poem correlates to the death and mourning of the soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War and depicts the arrival of their nameless bodies. Through establishing this irony Dawe is about to effectively capture the brutal reality of war and highlight the emotional trauma associated with its dehumanising

Bruce Dawe, one of the most influential Australian poets of his time was known for using his poems as a way to efficiently discuss the matters in society of his time and how this follows through generation, thus becoming a significant matter for his modern audience. Both Dawe’s poems The Not So Good Earth and Up The Wall have successfully demonstrated the issues of the complacency of our society towards the world around us and their issues and the disconnection this thenceforth creates in everyday life and how this impacts the individual. Dawe’s poem, Up The Wall, truly validates the impact of the suburban, everyday lifestyle on the individual and how the loneliness this creates can push someone to the edge. Dawe’s use of onomatopoeia with the abrupt words of “shrieked” and “screams” really imposes that internal struggle the woman was experiencing.

For generations, poets have used their literary vehicle to express themes and produce content that remains relevant to a modern reader.”Enter Without So Much As Knocking” by Australian poet Bruce Dawe is a prime example of this, as Dawe uses the generic conventions of the genre to present his thoughts and comment on topics that in a way that remains relevant for future generations of readers. One reason the poem is still relevant and popular today is the attention it brings to capitalism and the complete materialistic nature of the pictured society, which forces readers to reflect on their own context and society. By having strict rules that govern Dawe’s pictured society, it reduces the value of life, and through his alliteration at the start

Mourning and mortality is a constant concern that transcends time. Slessor’s poetic treatment of these ideas continue to engage readers as it evokes a sense of awareness. This is evident in Kenneth Slessor 's poem Five Bells as the persona 's grief for his deceased friend, Joe Lynch causes him to realise the significance of time and the strength of spiritual attachments. This further leads him to question the purpose of human life.

It is a very satirical poem that creates black humour. Through the characters' complete insensitivity and absence of either empathy or sympathy, Dawe expresses amazement at the complacency of people in our society. There is continual tension between the humour and the seriousness of what is described. For instance, Uncle Billy's sight problems are comical but Dawe's biting satire is evident by its juxtaposition to the riot scene's

Essentially I feel that each poem in its own “Funeral Blues” (W. H. Auden), “Death, be not proud” (John Donne), and “Because I could not stop for Death” (Emily Dickinson) are unique in their own way however, I feel that two poems in particular may show more similarity in each other versus all three being compared at once although, I will be comparing and contrasting all three poems towards the end of this essay. For example, When reading “Funeral Blues” (W. H. Auden), I felt a greater sense of similarity to “Because I could not stop for death” (Emily Dickinson) versus “Death, be not proud” (John Donne) so I will begin to discuss those poems first. When comparing each poem I will

Dawe arouses our senses in the third and fourth stanza by stating through the use of olfactory and auditory imagery, ‘somebody’s rubbish/burning, hearing vaguely, hearing a dog, a kid, and whisper of traffic.’ However, in the movie Darryl doesn’t confide completely in his poolroom and the prized possessions that are located within it, he has a loving family in which he can solve his problems with and can share his emotions, he is more advantaged than the man Dawe describes in his poem as he has living individuals who can give him words of support and people who can give him the exact amount of emotional connection to him that he has towards his poolroom. Whenever Darryl states, “this is going straight to the poolroom” he says it with much pride which helped shaped my general understanding of the Australian identity being so emotionally invested in inanimate objects rather than their loved ones but also Dawe helped me create a sense of understanding towards people who choose to live their lives devoted to something else rather than a

Bruce Dawe uses expressive language features to show the harshness of his poem. Dawe uses a variety of descriptive words to express his opinion,

The arrival of the new child is a fundamental change to the lives of the entire family, but his departure is tantamount to the execution of the heart. The upheaval of life is immeasurable. Everyone will test the end, but each one will die in a different way. Bruce Dawe constructed his opinion about life and death through his poems “Enter Without Such as Knocking” and “Homecoming” to show that the life is too short, and it forces every single one to live under its harsh conditions until the last breath. In his poems, Dawe describes social issues in the life cycle that affect several people. In “Entering Without Such as Knocking," Dawe describes the death of a selfish man who optimistic about losing himself and his family for money. In "Homecoming," Dawe characterized the death of young soldiers who sacrificed themselves without fearing the death. Ultimately, in both poems, death is the fact that any machine will eventually fail.

Imagine witnessing a friend dying in war. The images of his death would constantly reappear and revive traumatic visions, causing a feeling of being trapped or stuck in the horrible memories. In both poems “Dulce et Decorum Est” and “Death Fugue,” the speakers tells stories about their visions and memories of watching people suffer. Suffering is a feeling of pain or hardship, and being trapped in a cycle of suffering is extremely traumatic. Not only is one feeling the pain, but he is also never able to escape the hardships when in the cycle of suffering. First, one will witness or undergo terrible experiences. Because of the horrible times, the feeling of being trapped along with constant visions of the traumatic events will stick. The poems

An enormous amount of imagery and specific language choices have been used by Dawe within the poem. The