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    Feliks Skrzynecki Stanza 1: • Attribute to Felik’s dignity and stoicism in the face of loss and hardship. • Personal/Possessive pronoun "my"-final relationship • "Gentle"-tender adjective • (warm feelings‚ loving affection) • ‘Kept pace only with the Joneses of his own mind’s making’ • Colloquialism • Alliteration of ‘M’-‘Mind’s making’ (Has his own values‚ individual-sets his own standards) • Initial picture of a man detached from the world that surrounds him-shows immigrant isolation

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    Essay- “how do composers construct perspectives of belonging in texts?” Composers use various language techniques and modes to construct their perceptions of belonging in texts‚ these include poetic devices such as; similes‚ metaphors‚ emphasis‚ alliteration‚ structure‚ layout..ect‚ these are used to create depth and meaning within a text. These perspectives vary from person to person as they each have their own sense of belonging. These different perspectives will again vary in the texts-

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    Belonging is the ability of an individual to reconcile identity with their social environment. Peter Skrzynecki’s poems Feliks Skrzynecki and Migrant Hostel from the anthology ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ explore this concept in relation to migrants during the post WWII period and are reflections of Henri Tajfel’s social identity theory. The photo essay entitled Belongings; felt‚ presented‚ challenged transfers these same principles to a modern context‚ illustrating the enduring nature of the struggle humanity

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    ones past and one’s future is essential in a search for belonging. Belonging as a shared experience can bring about an understanding of the past which can help an individual find a sense of belonging. Shared society and culture can make an essential connection of acceptance towards the belonging of an individual. The poem “Feliks Skrzynecki” by Peter Skrzynecki and the short story “The tattooist” both explore these two concepts of belonging and use a variety of techniques to display these ideas.

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    way. Peter Skrzynecki’s poems “Postcard” and “Crossing The Red Sea” are both examples of an emotional journey within a physical journey. A feature article ‘A Desert Odyssey’ reported by Sue Williams and Robert Frost’s poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ also involve emotional journeys within a physical journey. ‘Postcard’ is a poem by Skrzynecki about the arrival of a postcard for his parents. As Skrzynecki’s culture is different from his parents‚ as he is Australian and they are Polish‚ this poem represents

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    Peter Skrzynecki is of Polish/Ukrainian background and was born in 1945‚ in Germany‚ shortly before the end of World War II. He emigrated to Australia in 1949 with his parents. Most of Skrzynecki’s poems are about his life and the change that he has experienced from moving to a different country. In 1951 the family moved to Sydney‚ to the working-class suburb of Regents Park‚ where a home had been purchased at 10 Mary Street. The poem “10 Mary Street” represents change as it shows the comparison

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    How does Dickenson explore the concept of belonging in the poem ‘A Narrow Fellow in the Grass’? Emily Dickenson’s poem “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass” explores the concept of belonging through her effective use of poetic techniques. The use of these techniques intrigues audiences to attempt to understand what the poem is about. It is essentially about A speaker comes across a snake in the grass‚ literally. This basically isn’t much but Dickinson examines how a daily occurrence like this might be

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    studying the concept of belonging has opened my eyes to the importance of one’s connection to their cultural heritage to a feeling of belonging. Phillip Noyce’s film Rabbit Proof Fence‚ Peter Skzynecki’s poems “Feliks Skrzynecki” and “Postcard” and ______________(the related text) all powerfully explore the concept of belonging and the centrality of culture through a variety of film‚ poetic and ___________ techniques. In particular‚ all four texts investigate how a sense of belonging arises from a

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    FELIKS SKRZYNECKI: Places affect our sense of belonging through traditions and vogues. 1. Feliks Skrzynecki is a poem about the authors (Peter Skrzyneckis’) stepfather. The poem demonstrates the strong feeling of belonging Peter feels with his family. However it also expresses the detachment Peter feels from his cultural heritage. This is shown in the lines ‘Remnants of a language I inherited unknowingly’. The use of first person (‘I’) through out the poem is used to show the perception that Peter

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    Belonging is the process of identification that recognizes the relationship between individuals and the society. It expands over time and is inconsistent‚ depending on the social and cultural contexts. This process can reveal our identities by challenging our morals. This can create tension between our need to fit in and our aspirations of individuality to establish the significance of inner self. The concept of belonging isn’t just the perception of identity‚ but the connections they create with

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