(Use the techniques grid on the scaffold) Text 1 ‘The Ballad of the Drover’ is a poem written by Henry Lawson in the 1930s. It was sourced from poetry.org on 21/7/12. This poem is in the tradition of the Australian ‘Bush Ballad’ and narrates the story of Harry Dale‚ a young drover who is on his way home when confronted by a flood. Like many poems from this period it glorifies the lifestyle of popular Australian characters like the drover. This poem discusses the concept of the physical obstacles
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The droverThe drover’s wife Summary The story is about a family living out in the bush in Australian. The woman is alone with her kids while her husband is out working. The family is poor and the husband is therefore forced to be away from his family and work. A day normal day one of the children suddenly sees a dangerous snake and the bushwoman get her kids together and make sure the snake won’t have a chance to bite them. Finally she is able to catch the snake with help from their dog‚ Alligator
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isolation and hardship in there respective composition of the same title ‘The Drovers Wife’ . The different forms allow each of the composers to create an intensly visual experience for the responder and encourage a sense of personal connection to the subject. The techniques used by Lawson including‚ powerful textual imagery‚ onomateopoia‚ narrative structure and juxtapostion convey the character and the experiences of the drovers wife. Lawson’s story evoked a strong desire in Drysdale to bring his
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"The Two Drovers" I cannot relate to the two drovers because it was written in the 1800 hundreds. Since it was written in the 1800 hundreds back then they had to heard cattle for many miles. Another thing would be that they use different word for some things an example would be that they say "His dirk‚ or skene-dhu" which means a black knife. I would not of known what that was and they use some words in a different language. I find this story very confusing and it is something I would not pick
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English SACE STAGE 1 Bridget O’Brien Women play a central role in “The drovers Wife” by henry Lawson and the film‚ ‘Australia’ by Baz Luhrman. With references to the narrative elements and cinematic conventions‚ discuss how women were portrayed in both Genres. Both the text ‘The Drovers Wife’ and the movie ‘Australia’ focus on the independency of Australian women and the aboriginal society. In the short story "The Drover’s Wife‚" Henry Lawson acknowledges the hardships of Australian women whose
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Ballads are poems that tell a story. These ballads are distinguished by such features as few characters‚ dramatic plots‚ and may include dialogue‚ as well as action because it tells a story. They are considered to be a form of narrative poetry. They are often used in songs and have a very musical quality to them. According to the dictionary‚ Ballad is a narrative poem‚ often of folk origin and intended to be sung‚ consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain. It is the music for such
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Ballad Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a form of verse‚ often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of the British Isles from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas‚ Australia and North Africa. Many ballads were written and sold as single sheet broadsides. The form was often used by poets and composers from the 18th century onwards
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particularly those included in Ballad of the Sad Café. McCullers’ protagonists struggle to follow socially acceptable behaviour and these characters form bizarre concepts of love and relationships‚ ones that are skewed from that of a “normal” person’s perception. For characters such as Amelia Evans‚ this lifestyle results in isolation and loneliness‚ but regardless‚ new relationships are formed. A novella that is based in a remote and desolate town of Georgia‚ Ballad of the Sad Café revolves around
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Directions: Analyze each stanza of each ballad and summarize the stanza in a few well written sentences. "Lord Randall" Stanza 1 The mother asks Randall where he has been and he replies to the woods to prepare to die because he is tired of hunting. Stanza 2 The mother made food and wants Randall to eat‚ but he already ate over his love house‚ he is too tired as he went to bed. Stanza 3 Randall seen a yellow snake‚ his mother fixed his bed ‚ he went to bed Stanza 4 Randall got bitten
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The drover’s wife is not a stereotypical woman. She is not a stereotypical woman because she is a strong and independent woman who takes on the male role while her husband is out droving. The environment that the drover’s wife lives in is a very bushy‚ dry and drought conditioned “The drought of 18- ruined him”. The landscape shapes her character because she is isolated from civilization and there needs to be independent “bushes all around with no horizon” this builds up her character of not
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