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Hi everyone, how are ya? Today my topic is Australian voices are distinct because of their non-conformity.
Australia. A country of multiculturalism, but Australian cultural is outstanding out of various cultures. Komninos, a local Australian poet who shares typical Australian value and voice.In his poems, we understand that the typical Australian culture is unique and non-conformity due to Australian people’s attitude and value on live. He expresses the Australian voice through variety of techniques, such as use of colloquial words, slangs and larrikanism to show his local Australian identity. The messages behind his poems “Back to Melbourne” and “Hillston Welcome” are Australians are easy-going, loyalty, friendly, and humour.
“Back to Melbourne”, is one of Komninos’s writing. In this poem, he has capture the value of loyalty of Melbourne people. Komninos is working in another city and he has expressed his heavy nostalgia towards his home Melbourne in the poem. The poem start with “my week has been a blast into the past a fast drive past”, in the actual poem structure, this sentence is divided into three lines but without punchuations. The internal rhyme of “ast” sound creates a hurried tone, indicated the persona have a strong desire of going back to home. The effect of rhyme also mirrors the panic of the persona of losing self-identity, he is living without soul and have a sense of unbelongness without living in Melbourne. This quote has revealed the loyalty of Australian people, no matter where they went to, they will still loyal to their home. In addition, the unique landmark “dog on the tucker box” is also a symbolism of loyalty, a dog is standing on a box which used to store valuables, taking care of the box. This is a representation of Melbourne people’s value, the dog loyal to his master’s goods and Melbourne people is loyal to their city. These landmarks also revealed the non-conformity of Australian culture because there are stories and meanings behind