hostel. Skrzynecki creates this confusion by contrasting the family’s
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person not to belong. This concept is aptly demonstrated in Peter Skrynecki’s poem ‘Postcard’. In this poem‚ Skrzynecki shows his decisions using a number of figurative devices such as when he speaks to the postcard in an apostrophe‚ stating "I never knew you"‚ and later repeats‚ "I never knew you/ Let me be." The repetition
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“Belonging is a means of discovering your place in the world. Once you are accepted‚ there is a continuous process of learning and understanding. Sometimes we even learn that we in fact do not belong.” Peter Skrzynecki uses poems and poetic techniques to effectively reflect on his past life in order to try and gain a better understanding of his present and future life. Two poems that really stood out to me were that of “10 Mary Street” and “St Patricks College”. Both poems reflect the area of
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where we belong in the world. On the other hand‚ a lack of understanding of our history or heritage can prvent belonging. In Peter Skrzynecki’s ‘Ancestors’ and ‘Felix Skrzynecki’ and Christine Anu’s rendition of ‘My Island Home’ we begin to get an idea of how important these notions of belonging are. Instead of finding where Skrzynecki belongs in ‘Ancestors’ he finds that he is unfamiliar with his own heritage and a search for who he is and where he has come from arises. Skrzynecki’s search to belong
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Peter Skrzynecki Peter Skrzynecki explores his perceptions and ideas of belonging in the anthology of poems from “Immigrant chronicle”. The concept of belonging is conveyed through the represent action of people‚ relationship‚ ideas‚ place‚ events and societies. In the text responders may experience and understand all the facts of belonging or not belonging‚ this awareness may be influenced by the different ways perspectives are created through the voice of Peter Skrzynecki. The language techniques
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IMMIGRANT CHRONICLES By Peter Skrzynecki STUDY NOTES *** Studying poetry Poetry appeals to our understanding through our imagination by making us see what the poet has seen‚ hear what the poet has heard and experience the poet wants us to feel. Useful Literary Terms Alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds close together – for a special sound effect and/or emphasis | Allusion | a reference to something from history/ literature/ religion that adds meaning to the
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Skrzynecki lists the relics in the museum; by using accumulation‚ “Hay knife‚ draining plough‚ shoulder yoke‚ box iron” Skrzynecki indicates the extent of his disengagement. Listing the objects evokes a monotonous tone and gives the sense that Skrzynecki sees them as lifeless objects “which isn’t [his]”. Moreover‚ the listing also depersonalises the objects reflecting a depersonalisation
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individuals or by limiting us as individuals – in some cases because we cannot conform to social norms – in some cases because we refuse to comply with social expectations. All these ideas are present in Skrzynecki’s Immigrant Chronicle poems‚ Feliks Skrzynecki and St Patrick’s College‚ both of which explore the problems associated with the displacement that accompanies migration. These elements also manifest themselves in M.T. Anderson’s picture book Me all alone‚ at the end of the World
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The challenge to belong may be resisted or embraced. How is this explored in your prescribed text and one other related text of your own choosing? Within the text “Immigrant Chronicle” by Peter Skrzynecki‚ belonging is thoroughly explored‚ and is both resisted and embraced‚ not simply one or the other. This is also evident throughout the movie Whale Rider‚ directed by Niki Caro. The authors express this notion of belonging through a variety of themes including culture‚ family and schooling. These
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happiness felt in a secure relationship. There are many themes and aspects to take into consideration in relation to belonging‚ or not belonging. Inclusive in these themes are security and stability as well as exclusion and alienation. Peter Skrzynecki has written many poems‚ some of which are about his European background‚ his experiences as a migrant in Australia‚ the problems associated with being an exile as well as his parents dispossession and difficulties encountered by them. Each of these
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