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 show a man of great courage‚ tenacity and a massive ambition to build a better life for himself. In stanza 2 we hear of Harry “firing a man for fooling with the ropes.” This shows that he is a man who isn’t afraid to crush other along the way‚ this is evident in the next line where he
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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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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 a controversial topic for his adult audience to debate - the inherent violence in the human spirit. He uses the pun ‘mind fields’‚ as opposed to ‘mine fields’‚ to convey the violent and destructive fantasies gripping the children as they hold the grenade above their heads. Foulcher is‚ in a
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‘Harry Wood’ by John Foulcher‚ is a poem set in the 1920-30s which explores the idea of change. This poem shows us what happens when change does not occur in a person. Harry throughout the whole poem says the same; harsh‚ cruel man that was just seeking to survive. He did at some point have social change with‚ a wife of which he had children with however‚ as he was an introvert and had his mind set on just surviving and never really “living life”. With Harrys attitude and beliefs never changing it
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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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‘Harry Wood’ Pun – explain both meanings 1) What evidence is there in the first stanza of Harry Wood’s struggle for survival? Harry Wood’s struggle for survival is clearly revealed in the first stanza through the use of the pun “digging his way out of poverty” as he literally worked hard in the “mines” and metaphorically worked extremely hard to earn money to climb the social hierarchy from the bottom of social class “mines” to a reasonable position “foreman’s place” 2) What does the
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Foulchers poetry is shaped by his intense focus on memories and experience. The poems Harry wood and summer rain portray that John Foulcher uses these memories and experiences are created by settings of both time ad place and are expressed though the language and thematic concerns of foulchers poetry. In the poem “Harry Wood”‚ John Foulcher describes the life of a man he know making it biographical.. through Harry’s story we learn that he was a miner‚ earning money in a time of poverty ( probably
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Dear Editor 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
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In his poems “Martin and the Hand Grenade” and “Harry Wood”‚ Foulcher explores the ideas of the difference between adults and children in their interpretation of warfare. Foulcher also explains the ideas that man has a violet streak which can lead to destruction. In the second poem‚ the composer conveys the selfishness of living only to acquire wealth and how material possessions do not ultimately bring happiness and fulfillment. Foulcher uses his senses and a variety of techniques to convey his
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