I Still Call Australian Poetic Devices

Furthermore, concerning the language and the Australian-specific expressions that I have identify in this song, I can distinguish as relevant ones “smoko”, “true blue”, “Vegemite”, “mate” or “fair dinkum”, because in my opinion they convey some main aspects of Australian daily life and

The speaker reveals that home beat all and that relocation will inevitably lead our heart to long for our original home. To begin, the speaker expresses her feeling of homesickness for the atmosphere of her hometown. She stated that she feels “homesick for the streets unkempt with crowds of people, overfilled…” (4-6) The diction of “homesick” and the utilization of imagery to describe the business of the streets reveal that

The poem “Finding Home” written by Carolina Hospital tells the story of how Mexicans who come to America try to find their heritage in the United States. Like many who migrate to America, the immigrants miss their country and are concerned about losing their culture. In contrast to Harvey Gomez, this poem shows that many Mexicans in America appreciate their heritage. “I have travelled north again,/to these gray skies/and empty doorways,” (Hospital 101). This shows that they miss their native country and are concerned about forgetting their heritage. Perhaps Harvey’s grandparents thought the same thing when they first came to America from Mexico. Regardless of their arrival in America, they want to return to Mexico someday. “I must travel again soon” (Hospital 102). Despite leaving their native land they have respect for Mexico and will visit again. After the experience that Harvey had in discovering his heritage, I am sure that he will visit Mexico again.

What does the term “home” mean? How does the idea “home” apply to the text you read?

“Home is where the heart is” was quoted by Pliny the Elder and is now used to signify a personal connection to a place and the personal sense of belonging received when at this place. Perceptions are influenced by connections to places and sometimes made by connections and disconnections to places. Looking at Peter Skrzynecki’s poem”10 Mary Street” and “St Patrick’s Day” that are part of the “Immigrant Chronicles” and contrasting them you look upon how the perception of belonging and not belonging is inextricably linked and is

On the second stanza, the song goes “It goes running through the soul/Like the stories told of old”. This is an excellent example of a simile. On the fourth stanza the song sings “Mystery/Like this and many others” which is another simile because it uses the word ‘Like’. The final example of a simile is in the third stanza, however this time the song uses the word ‘as’ instead of ‘like’. “Every flower touched his cold hand/As he slowly walked by/Weeping willows would cry for joy” The final example of figurative language in “Southern Nights” is the use of personification in the third stanza. “Weeping willows could cry for joy” is personification because the song is giving willows a human like

The quote, “You can leave home all you want, but home will never leave you”, by Sonsyrea Tate relates to the novel Ethan Frome in that that main character, Ethan, cannot escape the life he had created. Ethan is a victim of his own demise because his fatal flaw is being too passive which prevents him from taking the necessary actions to improve his life. Despite all the times he attempted to leave, every night he would return home because a home is everyone's final destination at the end of a day. Homes gives people direction and a sense of belonging which is another reason why Ethan in the end cannot leave and start over.

Home can be represented in many forms, sometimes as an abstract idea that gives a person a dream to hold onto even in the darkest of times. When Odysseus is describing his hardships to King Alcinous and his court, he explains to the king no matter how long he stayed with Calypso or Circe, he “never gave consent”(Homer 143), asking “Where

Australian music has changed over the years. From country to metal to disco to pop and to this day it is still changing and diversifying. Some songs have now become unofficial Australian anthems. Some of these songs have come to represent Australia in many different ways.

The word home is metaphor for the greater culture to which we belong and represents the influence of that culture on our way of thinking and acting. The sum of all of these forces then, defines who we are as individuals and serve to define what motivates us to action, our nature.

The song is about breaking away from an old life and trying new things. Some may even consider it a song about growing up, and that could be true in some ways, but it is mostly about shedding your past and becoming a new person. Firstly, she talks about her childhood in her hometown and dreams that she wants to achieve to make her life happier and meaningful. The poet tries to work hard to reach her dream, but she has to meet obstructions from her surroundings that make her finally feel uncomfortable to stay in her hometown. And with strong motivation to reach her goal, the poet assures herself to move to another place, but when she is able to reach her dream, she will not forget her past and people she loves.

In ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’ the theme is love, and in ‘Land Down Under’ the theme is love of their country. By looking at the themes of the songs we can tell that in the 1930’s people were influenced more by love and loving those around you, so people really connected with the song ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’. When ‘Land Down Under’ came out Australians were embracing their new and unique culture and this song was embracing the culture and making it known worldwide. The values of the people listening to ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’ were a lot more conservative than those of the people listening to ‘Land Down Under’.

In the first verse, at the end of each line there is rhyme. For example, “where did your long hair go, where is the girl that I used to know, how could you lose that happy glow, oh Caroline no. The words go, know, glow and no all rhyme with each other. This is also present in the second verse between the words away and say.

Home can be described in many meanings. In both short stories of “Eveline” by James Joyce and “Soldier’s Home” by Earnest Hemingway, it defined home in many similar and opposite ways against one another. Since both authors used different ways to uncover the protagonist’s story, they both resulted in different interpretations of “Home.” Both stories revolved around family affairs so both the protagonist’s mother and father played a major role in the story but they also shared similarities throughout the story. However, both protagonists were caught in different situations that drove them on deciding to stay or leave home.

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