• Social Satire • Set Narrative- tightly structured rhyme scheme • 3rd person (omniscent) narrative and uses a double vouce. This distances Harwood from her characters which still enabling her to give her perspective. Eisenbart’s psyche is presented from Harwood’s perspective as she is being judgemental and mocking him through the use of words such as “grace” and “rudely declined”. • Iambic Pentameter (10 beats to the line‚ as in Shakespeare) • An Extreamely formally structured poem- Reinforcing
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MODULE B: CRITICAL STUDY OF GWEN HARWOOD Through examining Gwen Harwood’s poems “Triste Triste” (1963) and “Father and Child” (1975) it becomes apparent that their enduring popularity is rooted in their exploration of issues integral in defining the human condition‚ in particular (QUESTION transience of time‚ but also the conflict between creativity and domesticity‚ the inevitability of loss of childhood innocence and the fragility of life respectively ). However; Harwood’s poems are not only
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HSC Preparation Gwen Harwood Poetry “The Violets”: Maturation and Growth: In “The Violets‚” the persona experiences a transition from childhood innocence to experience‚ sparking the process of maturation. This idea of childhood innocence is a Romantic ideal‚ and the process of growth that one experiences from this state of innocence to adulthood takes place when the persona learns about the inevitability of time. The dialogue‚ “Where’s morning gone?” is representative of this realisation‚ with
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violent to reject the restraints placed on her by society‚ whilst Suburban Sonnet addresses the mental impact of the female gender’s confinement to the maternal and domestic sphere. Harwood employs a range of language and structural devices in order to criticise the stereotypical repressed roles of the female gender. Thus Harwood encourages the modern reader to perceive Australian social structures differently and hence reject the inequitable role of women in modern society. Structure is used in many
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experiences held in the subconscious illuminate an adult’s perception. Harwood uses tense shifts throughout her poetry to emphasise and indicate the interweaving and connection the past and the present hold. By allowing this examination of the childhood memories‚ Harwood identifies that their significance is that of an everlasting memory that will dominate over time’s continuity and the inevitability of death. Three poems written by Harwood that emphasise the idea of memory’s importance and its ability
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demoralised by society’s practices that reduce her to a lesser being. A common worldwide value that Harwood rejects as the normality in life with her poems. Harwood battles against the traditions that she believes support this downgrading by continually returning to the issue. Due to Harwood’s existence in a time where women of Australia still fought to vote and for a pay check to match a man’s‚ Harwood too displays her support. “The Lions Bride” is centred on the subject of marriage and entails the
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------------------------------------------------- ‘In the park’ – Gwen Harwood (page 151) Initial impressions: * First and last lines rhyme‚ middle two lines rhyme. * Generates compelling rhythm * About meeting someone form past – comparing life with past * Sense of how hard her life with children is – husbands’ decision? * Sense of loss of individuality‚ sacrifice for children especially in comparison to past life. Line 1: * ‘her clothes are out of date’ connotation –
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In the park‚ is a sonnet which was written by Gwen Harwood. The sonnet explores the concept of sacrifice by demonstrating the relationship of two individuals‚ including a woman who is bound by her responsibilities of motherhood. The perspective given about the concept is coming from two different individuals. The unidentified woman’s perspective is a reflection of her life‚ which is an emotional life journey. She is bound by her responsibilities as a mother‚ which stops her from pursuing her goals
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MODULE B: GWEN HARWOOD Opportunities for an individual to develop understanding of themselves stem from the experiences attained on their journey through life. The elements which contribute to life are explored throughout Gwen Harwood’s poems‚ At Mornington and Mother Who Gave Me Life‚ where the recollection of various events are presented as influences on the individual’s perception of the continuity of life. Both poems examine the connections between people and death in relation to personal connections
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In ’The Glass Jar’‚ Harwood uses the contrast between light and dark‚ good and evil through dealing with an individual’s perception of the universe and the notion of children learning through experience during the transformation from childhood innocence to adulthood. The sun is used as a symbol for security and plays the role as a saviour. Religious imagery such as “disciples” is used to express the child’s faith and belief in the “pulse of light beside his bed”. The use of the word “pulse” is significant
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