people. Robert Gray’s poem “Late Ferry” and Phil Hansen ted talk “Embrace the Shake”‚ both explore the concept of self-discovery but alter the discovery to being either new and refreshing or challenging and confronting. In Gray’s Late Ferry he is portrayed with fear and uncertainty into the future‚ which leads to the past. Through his nostalgic attitude‚ the audience reflects on the future and discovers that Gray must move on from his past experiences. In the beginning of the poem Gray describes
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Society’s focus on materialism and consumerism has lead to the shift in our value system‚ which in result has lead to the degradation and neglect of the environment. In his poems‚ Robert gray forces us to consider and reflect upon our involvement on the issues presented- being our priority of material and superficial value which in result has implicated on the natural world‚ provoking its decline and also the degradation of Australian society itself. Furthermore‚ we have lost the values that make
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opinions of the world around them. Robert Gray‚ an Australian poet who is known for his effective use of visual imagery‚ clearly evokes ideas and express personal concerns of ‘Global warming’ ‘sacrafice’ His incorporation of explicit language techniques‚ such as diction further accentuates his perspective towards the world around us. Flames‚ Dangling wires and Meatworks are a great examples of how Gray uses language devices to powerfully voice his opinions. Gray is a poet with many opinions and
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major voices are the main contributors towards our constantly changing and diverse Australian identity. Numerous texts explore aspects of this idea‚ including Robert Gray’s poems ‘north coast town’ and ‘Late ferry’‚ as well as a passage written by Kate Grenville entitled ‘mate’. First of all‚ ’North cost town’‚ a poem written by Robert Gray‚ explores the influences and altering factors of which contribute to our dynamic identity. The poem examines Americanisation and the affect it has on both our
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One thing that Robert Gray has mastered is leaving no detail big or small out. Flames and Dangling Wires is a poem that effectively conveys the effects of the human’s materialistic demands on the world. Robert Gray shows what life will inevitably be if our actions and attitudes do not change through the somewhat disturbing images that he renders The idea of a fog like shield is used to show that the increase production of waste is hiding us from the true reality of our actions. The smoke is seen
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the responders are forced to reconsider core values in which they live by. Robert gray explores the misplaced values of Australian society‚ suggesting that the focus has changed to materialism‚ personal gratification‚ consumerism and technological advancement. Through his exploration of the aesthetics of myopia and decay‚ which occur across both his poems‚ “North coast town” and “ Flames and Dangling wire” Gray forces the responder to see the dire situation of the world as he does‚ engaging
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used to Capture Human Experiences; `In Robert Gray’s poems‚ he uses language to capture human experiences. In two of his poems; old house and late ferry‚ gray has effectively captured human experiences by his varies poetic languages and through insight and feeling. Throughout both texts late ferry and old house‚ gray’s main message in the poems‚ with his critical analysis‚ is the destruction of nature by mankind. In old house‚ gray has captured the human experience of the process
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this conflicting knowledge and return to his prior self at the conclusion of his journey. These themes are explored in Robert Gray’s poems Flame and Dangling Wire and Arrivals and Departures‚ an excerpt from Ahmad Faqih’s short story Gardens of the Night‚ and a photograph by Robert F. Sisson depicting Native Americans staring into a car at a white man. The travelers in Robert Gray’s poems Flame and Dangling Wire‚ and Arrivals and Departures undergo negative experiences that‚ although constitute
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North Coast Town – Poem Analysis The poem is set on the north coast of New South Wales. In Stanza 1‚ the persona is out beside the highway attempting to catch a ride. ‘Nothing much in my pockets but sand from the beach‚’ this suggests that the man slept on the beach the night and that it was pretty common for it to have occurred. The word ‘nothing’ is negative and is a sign of worthlessness. A Shell station is located near by as long as a hamburger stand both closed. The two utilities both represent
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