The themes of Drifters are the lives of nomadic families, cycle of life, and no permanent place.. These universal themes are also conveyed similar to that of Remittance Man, through the
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Field8[desc] J.W and B.D both write poetry with universal themes Coose one poem by each poet Explain what theme / s each poem
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===============<-"><+@><:s><:S+-1><:#3168,9639><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0><+"> Australian poets Judith Wright and Bruce Dawe write poems <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0>presenting their <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0>perspective of live Their poems are subjective and convey universal theme which men and women can
understand<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> and relate to
In Wright's poem, <+#>Remittance Man<-#>, the universality of the poem
is brought out through the events which occur, and the themes which are conveyed The themes of <+#>Remittance Man<-#> include the
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>lives of individual nomads,
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>cycle of
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<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>and contrasting of the old world to the new world These universal themes are conveyed through the tone and poetic techniques Wright has
incorporated<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> in the poem Similarly<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> in Dawe's poem,
<+#>Drifters<-#>, the universality is brought out through the subject and the themes<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> of the poem The themes of <+#>Drifters<-#> are <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>the <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>lives of nomadic families,<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> cycle of life, <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>and no permanent place<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> These universal themes are also conveyed similar to that of <+#>Remittance Man<-#>, through the persona and the imagery contrasts Dawe has used through the poem.<-"><:f><+@><:S+-1><:#2592,9639><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> In the poem <+#>Remittance Man<-#>, the theme of lives of individual<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> nomads
is conveyed<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> through the
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>spendthrift, and the tone
of the poem Similarly in the poem, <+#>Drifters<-#>, the theme of lives
of nomadic families is conveyed through the family and
Dawe's<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> attitude towards the subject It is recognised from <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0>the tone of the poem, <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>that both poets are sympathetic towards nomads Wright displays a sympathetic<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> tone in <+#>Remittance Man<-#>, as it is clear from the last stanza of the poem, "closed its magnificence polished by diligent ants" This line has a lot of emotions incorporated within, and from her selection of
words, she is able to produce<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0> a glimmer<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>
of hope<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> for the remittance man in his after life <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0>Wright has <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0>metaphorically implied<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> his sins are cleansed, when<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> the ants are carefully polishing his
bones,<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> and he will finally rest in peace.<+@><:S+-1><:#2016,9639><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0> Similarly<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0> in <+#>Drifters<-#>, Dawe has also displayed a
glimmer<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> of hope in the last line of the poem Dawe has placed it in the last line
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>implying
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>not to give up, because there is always hope of finding a permanent<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> place to live at.<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0> This line is very significant in the poem, as it brings out the hope of every time the family moves to a new place
Trang 5<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>The tone at the
beginning<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> of the poem is futile and conceited show the family <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>are<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> upset
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>when they have to move from a place they have adapted and enjoyed.<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> As the poem ends hopeful for every new place, and conceited for every time they have to move, the poem is a cycle, which inturn brings forward the theme cycle of
life.<-"><:f><-#><-#><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0><-#><+@><:s><:S+-1><:#2880,9639><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> The theme cycle of life is evident in both poems,
<+#>Remittance Man<-#> and <+#>Drifters<-#> In <+#>Remittance Man<-#>, the spendthrift lives an individual life, and has easily
forgotten<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> his past and
"took to the life" he presently lived in Australia He was a wanderer and did what ever pleased himself as there was no constraint in his life as he did in England which is visually impacted, in the structure of the poem, where <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>the first stanza is relatively short, as he had lived a constrained life in England and his memories of England<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> are diminishing<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> In contrast to stanza 2, there are more lines as it shows the spendthrift has lived most
of his life in Australia, and that he has
assimilated<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> to the bush life His days are also long and boring, as illustrated in the long stanza 2 H<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>is death occurs in stanza
3, and the stanza is relatively the same length as stanza 1 which inturn produces an insight of the cycle of life, the spendthrift
has.<+@><:s><:S+-1><:#1440,9639><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0> In contrast, <+#>Drifters<-#> starts with a pretentious tone which is evident with the kids response<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> of "Truly?" It is clear that it is not a real
emotion<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> experienced because the kids are "wildly excited for no reason" The
repetitiveness<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> of the word
"And ." also give an insight of a repetitive<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> miserable life This repetition<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> conveys across the idea of a cycle, which is
conveying the theme of the cycle of
life.<-"><:f><+@><:s><:S+-1><:#2592,9639><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> Similar<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0> to <+#>Remittance Man<-#>, the sentences in
<+#>Drifters<-#>, are also quite long and some are even broken
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>These sentences
represent the lives of nomads, which can be identified in both poems,
<+#>Remittance Man<-#> and <+#>Drifters<-#> The long sentences are symbolic to the long tiring days of hard futile work The end of sentences being broken, show the complex and miserable lives that nomads live The broken lines represent that even when nomads rest or sleep after
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Roman,0,0,0>one line continuing after
another<:f><-#><-#><-#><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0><-#> shows that their lives are continuous<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0>, miserable, and repetitive, which inturn conveys the theme
of cycle of life It is therefore clear that the theme of cycle of life conveyed
is universal as these emotions experienced by the nomads can be felt and experience by all
Mankind.<+@><:s><:S+-1><:#1440,9639><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0> Dawe and Wright have conveyed the themes
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>of the lives of
nomads<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> and cycle of life through the structure<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> of the poem, which is a visual stimulus<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> and has more impact The themes are
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>also conveyed through the tone<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>, and through the language of their writing<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>, such as the selection of words used in the poem, the sentence length, symbolic of long hard days, and repetitive<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> elements to allow the poem itself to represent a cycle which indirectly reflects of the cycle of
life.<-"><+@><:s><:S+-1><:#3168,9639><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0> The theme of <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0>contrasting of the old world to the new
world<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> in Remittance Man,
is similar<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> to the theme in Drifters, <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>no permanent place<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> These themes are universal<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>
because<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> their
activity<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> involves moving from place, which all men and women can relate to The theme is
conveyed <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>through poetic techniques, such as the use of imagery and sound words In
<+#>Remittance Man<-#>, the spendthrift<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> has been sent to Australia from England, his new home contrasted to England is more open, unlike England, where the spendthrift had lived an asphyxiating life in England This is evident in the image of "Blue blowing smoke of twigs from the noon fire" As blue smoke represents a cold image, the image produced is negative, and the cold contrasted to the noon fire, is definitely<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> clear that the spendthrift had lived a deluded life His family gave him warmth, "noon fire", but when he committed one mistake, his family were cold, and discarded and disinherited him Contrasting the old world, England, with the new world, Australia is described symbolically as,<+@><:S+-1><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>" red blowing dust of roads where the teams go slow" This imagery shows the slow nature and easy pace of the lifestyle<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Trang 7Roman,0,0,0> in Australia In the spendthrift's perspective, his permanent expedition to Australia, had enhanced his life<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>, and Australia was a much more calmer country, as illustrated in the "slow dust", which conveys a slow, soothing image As much as the spendthrift suffers from wandering alone, and the sympathy
it creates and the memories of his past, these emotions and
reminiscence<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> play a vital role of creating a vivid and universal event, which reflects the
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>theme contrast of the old world to the new world<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>being
universal.<-"><:f><+@><:S+-1><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>
In <+#>Drifters<-#>, imagery is used to convey of the futile, and misery<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> in moving Dawe has used the significance of nature to represent his contrast and
symbolism of the family The tomatoes being green are not even allowed time to ripe, and have to be picked from its vine, the home of the tomato The tomatoes and the vines are a contrast between nature and humans,
in that the family have to move from their home, before anything has been achieved Sometimes, the frustration<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> of "no permanent place" can bee seen as the moving
to a new place is so fast, that even items from previous
transportation<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> have not been unpacked yet, "bottling - set she never
unpacked".<:f><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0><-#> Another imagery contrast Dawe has used involved nature once again, the berries When the family first arrived at their new home, the berries were bright, a very bright and glamorous<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> image The alliteration used by Dawe, "<+#>b<-#>right with
<+#>b<-#>erries", produces a tone of enlightening, hope, and happiness Happiness<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>, Bitterness, and misery<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> are emotions experienced by all Mankind and is why the theme of cycle of life is
universal.<-"><:f><+@><:s><:S+-1><:#1440,9639><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> It is therefore clear in the theme of contrast of the old world to the new world, and the<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0> theme of no permanent place, are similar and are both universal themes The<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> emotions and events experienced through moving is futile, restless, uneasy, and moving <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0>meant the transfer<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0> to a place where new friends would have to be made, or otherwise, a life of individualism<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
Roman,0,0,0> would have to be lived, just as the
life<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> of the spendthrift had lived.<-"><:f><-#><+@><:s><:S+-1><:#3168,9639><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> In the poems <+#>Remittance Man<-#>, and
<-"><+"><+#>Drifters<-#><-"><+">, it can be evident that the themes it conveys are universal The most vital aspect of universality in the
themes<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>, is the
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emotions and setting of the poems The <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>themes are conveyed through the
language<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>, the tone
incorporated in the poem, the imagery and sound each poets have used with in their poems These poetic techniques enhance and recreate a vivid event, and convey the themes across The universal themes,
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>the
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>lives of individual nomads,
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>cycle of
life<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>,
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>and contrasting of the old world to the new world in Remittance Man, and
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>the
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>lives of nomadic
families,<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> cycle of life,
<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>and no permanent
place<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> in Drifters, are
successfully conveyed through the poetic techniques each poet has used, the structure<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>, and the language<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> which they have chosen to write in.<+@><:S+-1><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>
A rhetorical question to ask one self is that
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<+#>Remittance Man<-#>, <-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
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embarrassing<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0>
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history,<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New Roman,0,0,0> but isn't it ironic that discarding a family member out of the family tree to protect the
family's reputation also an embarrassing event, which in turn only
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<-"><:f><+"><:f240,2Times New
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