John Foulcher’s poems make us ponder‚ if there is any hope for humanity and is there anyone that is truly innocent? His poems reveal to us the violence and brutality of the nature we live within and for us to question as to our own morality. In this essay I will analyse all six of his poems of which I studied. However I will only discuss the poems “For The Fire” and “Martin and The Hand Grenade” in detail. The theme of “For The Fire” is about the natural cycle of life and explores the interrelationships
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of the poem is the differing attitudes towards weapons which are symbolic of war. From that stems three other key themes - the debate about the inherent violence in the human spirit‚ the fascination with weapons versus the disgust for weapons‚ and the dichotomy that exists between our heads and our hearts. Foulcher also addresses other dichotomies - the past and the present‚ boys and men‚ innocence and experience‚ and of course‚ most obviously‚ the classroom and the battle field. Foulcher puts forth
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John Foulcher writes interesting poetry because he can make the reader see‚ feel‚ and think. Summer Rain ‚ demonstrate to the reader that Foulcher’s poetry is not only thought provoking and realistic‚ but it is also able to capture aspects of society through his unique use of imagery. Summer Rain is a longer poem than most others written by John Foulcher‚ which has messages throughout it. Summer Rain is set on a highway during a traffic jam‚ an experience many people have experienced. The start
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John Foulcher writes interesting poetry because he can make the reader see‚ feel‚ and think. Summer Rain ‚ demonstrate to the reader that Foulcher’s poetry is not only thought provoking and realistic‚ but it is also able to capture aspects of society through his unique use of imagery. Summer Rain is a longer poem than most others written by John Foulcher‚ which has messages throughout it. Summer Rain is set on a highway during a traffic jam‚ an experience many people have experienced. The
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My name is John Foulcher‚ renowned Australian poet. I have recently been surfing the World Wide Web and by accident I come up with your site‚ "Online Anthology of Australian Poets". The subject matter of poetry attracted me to wonder around your website. I believe my poetry should be included in your collection for I have lived and breathed Australian culture for just over 50 years now‚ I have recorded my way of life in my poems‚ and in particular I have a specific poem to refer to you
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spite of these varying attitudes to change‚ change is a concept that is essential to the continuation of life. These varying concepts of change and its importance are represented through structural and language techniques. In the poem ‘Loch Ard Gorge’ by John Foulcher‚ a poem that refers to the thrill and dangers of naval exploration. The feature film ‘Rush’
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Terra Goodfellow Mrs. Ashmore English Dual Credit IV 14 November 2012 Literary Analysis of “Sweetest Love” by John Donne John Donne was believed to be one of the greatest poets and preachers of the 1600’s. He was very witty and educated‚ but also very emotional. These characteristics are very predominant in his writing (Stringer 1). This phenomenal poet‚ John Donne was born in the earlier part of 1572 in London. His parents were both very devout Roman Catholics‚ though he barely knew his father
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This poem is a poem that describes the life of a retired miner‚ how he faced the close encounter of death and lived through that experience to have a long fulfilling life. In my opinion this poem is a poem of a young aussie man who was born poor and wanted better for his family in the future‚ he wanted his grand kids to be wealthy and not fight for survival day by day as he did. From the beginning up until Stanza 4 the poem is depicting Harrys past life in the mines. The first 4 stanzas to me
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Jemma Dalitz John Foulcher Essay Within the core of every text lies a set of distinctive ideas. Well-known Australian poet‚ John Foulcher‚ composes poetry that explores the underlying violence he finds in all levels of nature. The reality of nature is beautiful yet at the same time has a cruel and savage underbelly. Foulcher’s poem ‘Loch Ard Gorge’ distinctly exposes ideas and images communicating the fragile balance between places and the natural world‚ as well as the passions that reside within
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The poem I selected “Mother to Son” was written by the great African American poet Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes was born in 1902 in Joplin‚ Missouri‚ and grew up in Lawrence‚ Kansas‚ also living in Ohio‚ Illinois‚ and Mexico. He entered Columbia University‚ and upon leaving there in 1922 he worked on a freighter down the west coast of Africa and lived for several months in Paris before returning to the United States late in 1924. In his poem “Mother to Son”‚ Hughes compares a mother sharing her
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