Good morning, I’m Phoebe from Itunes University, and in today’s podcast episode we are going to be discussing the relevance of Australian poetry to the 21st-century teenage audience. Poetry is an excellent form of writing which is, in most cases, easy to read and understand. It is a great form of writing to express feelings and share ideas about social issues, particularly issues with self-esteem and self-acceptance. A person’s teenage years are when other people’s opinions matter the most and during this time, it isn’t uncommon for a teenager to struggle with their self-esteem. Australian poetry is an excellent device for informing adolescents about these topics and acknowledging that there are many other people dealing with these in their lives. Today we will be analysing two poems which are vastly different but they both explore relevant issues present in teenagers’ lives today. ‘On Home Beaches’ by Les Murray is a poem that discusses the struggle of being self-conscious, however it also brings a sense of not being alone to the reader. Another poem that brings ideas of self-consciousness and also self-acceptance is ‘People are not Poetry’ by Erin Hanson. Through the …show more content…
The rhyme of the second and fourth line allows the poem to linger in the thoughts of the reader creating a continuous reminder of the message being conveyed. These lines express the important message of making the most out of your time. The entire poem uses a metaphor which displays poetry as something that is fixed and that once it is written, it cannot be changed. The last two lines of this stanza relates the readers’ life to a poem with the use of the word sentence to refer to aspects of young Australians’ lives. This metaphor allows teenage readers to get the sense that it is important to make the most out of your life and not to stress about the small
The article “A Letter To My Younger Self” written by Terrance Thomas is made to motivate readers, especially teenagers that share similar concerns and emotions as the author’s younger self. By writing a letter to his younger self, Terrance created a motivational and melancholic tone. The style of writing is, therefore, informal with a poetic touch to it. The article is written to motivate readers which results in it to have a motivational and melancholic tone. “Those moments of fear, inadequacy, and vulnerability that you have been running from, are the moments that will shape you.”.
These lines demonstrate the stage of adulthood and the daily challenges that a person is faced with. The allusions in the poem enrich the meaning of the poem and force the reader to become more familiar with all of the meaning hidden behind the words. For example, she uses words such as innocence, imprisonment and captive to capture the feelings experienced in each of the stages. The form of the poem is open because there are no specific instances where the lines are similar. The words in each stanza are divided into each of the three growth stages or personal experiences.
Poetry is something that is to be read delicately and cautiously if one wanted to find meaning through the words. Readers have to be gentle and patiently ponder about what they are reading in order to find any significance in the poem. If someone is not patient with reading, they will not feel impacted by poetry and will not want to read it. In Billy Collins’, “Introduction to Poetry,” he uses figurative language to help readers see that the way to enjoy and understand poetry is by reading between the lines and being patient with how each individual relates to the readings.
Good poetry provides meaningful commentary. One indication of a poem’s success in this is the depth of thought the reader has as a result of the poem. The poems I anthologized may take different
She gets to the point and proves that in our current world we tend to say more than we should, when just a couple of words can do the same. In her writing, it is evident that the little sentences and words are what make the poem overall that perfect dream she wishes she were part of.
In the end, the poem is looking to show what actions can do in the long run. It teaches us to be very cautious with everything we do since it can affect the people around us. It can have good or bad
Have you ever wanted to make your own decisions without your mum telling you what to do? I know I have. Have you ever wanted more freedom? Of course! Have you ever felt that you had to belong in a specific group? Or feel like you don’t belong in a certain group? Well, that’s completely normal. We’re all going through adolescence now. Through the time between childhood and adulthood, from ages 12 to 18, where we become more rebellious and we grow emotionally and physically. This change is adolescence. Now, ‘Guitar Highway Rose’, written by Brigid Lowry explores belonging and rebellion, perfect examples of adolescent issues. ‘Mean Girls’ directed by Mark Waters also conveys the same themes, showing the importance of truth, respect and trust.
O. Henry once said, “The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.” The poem goes a lot a deeper than the words on the page, the items and decisions within it really make you see things differently. Three symbols really stuck out to me; adolescence, sadness, and timelessness.
In today’s modern view, poetry has become more than just paragraphs that rhyme at the end of each sentence. If the reader has an open mind and the ability to read in between the lines, they discover more than they have bargained for. Some poems might have stories of suffering or abuse, while others contain happy times and great joy. Regardless of what the poems contains, all poems display an expression. That very moment when the writer begins his mental journey with that pen and paper is where all feelings are let out. As poetry is continues to be written, the reader begins to see patterns within each poem. On the other hand, poems have nothing at all in common with one another. A good example of this is in two poems by a famous writer by the name of Langston Hughes. A well-known writer that still gets credit today for pomes like “ Theme for English B” and “Let American be American Again.”
These lines also symbolize their music tastes, as the pool players seem to know something about the deep jazz culture. Imagery is also used in this poem, as it also creates an image of their intense dancing and self-indulgent enjoyment of life which distracts them from the final sentence of the poem, “Die soon” (11). This explains why there is a cost to such enjoyment of life and why it cannot be ignored at the end of the day. Nonetheless, as there are no direct examples of figurative language in the poem, some of the descriptive details as being implied metaphors in their demonstration of young men.
enable us to understand the moral of the poem. Which is work hard and you will receive you goals and never give up.
In the poem “Speech to the Young” by Gwendolyn Brooks, the author uses three author’s craft techniques. Gwendolyn Brooks uses the literary techniques of paradox, symbolism, and oxymoron to portray the meaning of the poem. She is trying to spread her message by a poem. The meaning of the poem is basically about teens keeping up their heads (never giving up.) She is trying to explain to teens that life isn’t always going to be tough.
The author uses imagery, contrasting diction, tones, and symbols in the poem to show two very different sides of the parent-child relationship. The poem’s theme is that even though parents and teenagers may have their disagreements, there is still an underlying love that binds the family together and helps them bridge their gap that is between them.
This poem describes the worry of decision-making and the rewards of forging your own path. The subject of the poem is faced with a decision of taking the "safe" route that others have taken before or breaking new ground. He finds that making original and independent choices makes life rewarding. One poetic device is imagery described in the lines, “long I stood/ And looked down one as far as I could/ To where it bent in the undergrowth;” (lines 3-5). The imagery is used to describe his sight of the not literal two paths that he could choose. One form of figurative language used is Metaphors. This poem is attractive because is its very inspirational to me at a time where I am making a lot of important
To me, this is a very significant reminder because life is originally created to give meanings to ourselves and contributes values to others. How we live it out depends if we have a dream or desire to pursue. If we have nothing to motivate us to bring forth our best into this world, then we will really become like the barren field who has lost its original abundance to provide. This poem again connects my GRQ question showing the importance of dreams and desires have on decision making process. With this poem, it further support the evidence that dreams and desires are the main elements that instigate us to action and to make best decisions. If this theory is consistently proven, I can only imagine the risk we will undertake if we live our lives without any desire or dreams. So far, I can only make a conclusion that a person without desires will not be making any optimum decision or significant actions to seek meaningful contributions and desired outcome. On the contrary, we may end up making inconsiderate and unfavorable decisions, not only affecting ourselves by also others around