Kenneth Slessor Speech: Critical studies of Texts ”The gulls go down the body dies and rots‚ and time flows past them like the hundred yachts.” Kenneth Slessor‚ a renowned poet and journalist was born on the 27th of March 1901 in Orange‚ New South Wales. Throughout his eventful life‚ Slessor was able to compose an array of poems through which he was able to convey his experiences through life. But why exactly are his poems still considered so relevant and significant in this era? Firstly‚ Slessor’s
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Analysis of ‘Beach Burial’ Kenneth Slessor’s poignant poem‚ ‘Beach Burial’ contemplates on the improper and unfair burial that the Australian soldiers‚ who were at war with the Germans during World War 2‚ receive as a result of the fact that they could not get back home. The main idea that the poet was trying to get across was that as a result of the soldiers not being able to get a proper burial‚ they are not able to be recognized and are considered to be just another casualty of war:
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Kenneth Slessor was an Australian poet and war correspondent who wrote Beach Burial‚ Slessor sailed for Britain in May. This influenced him to write poems about the horrific war stories that he had seen while being in many countries overseas. Beach Burial is a 5 stanza poem the goes in depth of the Burial in North Africa. Beach burial by Kenneth Slessor Beach Burial is able to be a lament poem with the use of the ‘convoy of dead sailors’ and the focus on an individual ‘unknown seaman’‚ this gives
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Writing Australia’s leading poetry: An interview with Kenneth Slessor Interviewer: Today we are hearing from the renowned poet Kenneth Slessor and his journey that has gotten him to where he is today. This man has written some of Australia’s finest poems and literature‚ please welcome him to join us in today’s discussion to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of his poetry. Morning Mr. Slessor how are you today? Kenneth Slessor: Thank you for that wonderful introduction I can’t thank
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words‚ sound or rhythmic language choices to evoke an emotional response from their readers. Poetry was extremely popular during wartimes as people got to express how they felt about war through words. ‘The soldier’ by Rupert Brooke and ‘Beach Burial’ by Kenneth Slessor are both poem written during wartime and both contain contrasting ideas about war. These two poems are particularly useful to study as they show us how the attitude towards war has changes for individuals through a wide range of vivid
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Kenneth Slessor was a well known Australian poet whom was also an official correspondent during the second World War. Slessor was born on the 27th of March 1901 in Orange‚ New South Wales. Kenneth Slessor was one of Australia’s leading poets. He was notable particularly for the absorption of modernist influences into the Australian poetry. William Street and Beach Burial are the two poems that contain such techniques which shape significant ideas in Slessor’s poetry. William Street is a poem
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before you to deliver an analysis of the poem ‘Beach Burial’ by Kenneth Slessor. One of the reasons on why I chose this poem was the fact that it was based on such significant event in history. While my understanding of Australian poetry is not on a high standard‚ I feel confident in saying that my opinion is more credible than that of a person who has so much as a reasonable understanding. Kenneth Slessor was an Australian poet and journalist‚ best known for his poems ‘Beach Burial’‚ a moving tribute
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Historical Context. Slessor was appointed official war correspondent by the Commonwealth government in February 1940. He served in North Africa‚ Greece and Syria thus saw a good deal of action. He regarded the position as a great honour and was loyal to the traditions and mythology of the Anzacs. Slessor’s was famous for his war diaries and poetry as his experience of being at the war front directly influence his writing. The futility of war is a common theme and sense carried throughout these
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Street‚ by Kenneth Slessor English Essay In the poem‚ ’William Street’ Kenneth Slessor displays a variety of ideas associated with the city in general‚ but narrows his poem down to direct at William Street. In this essay I will be further exploring the ideas such as the beauty of the street‚ the urban or city landscape is as beautiful as the country and the idea of change. Optimists are rare when it comes to the city structure and the rubbish that is present all throughout. Slessor‚ through his
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running past you? That the world kept spinning while you just stood still? Time is a central theme in many of Kenneth Slessor’s poems‚ however it is primarily explored through ‘Out of time’ and ‘Five Bells’. Slessor has made it obvious that he is aware that time continues whether we want it to or not and this is what allows us to put into perspective the notion of humanity’s dominance. Slessor uses a cyclical structure in both poems proving effective in helping portray the theme of time. This is shown
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