Essays Tagged: "Kenneth Slessor"

Poetry - Kenny Slessor

deal of emotions and can create a wide array of atmospheres in many creative ways. For instance, in Kenneth Slessor's poem Country Towns, a very drowsy, slow-paced, dreary and lazy tone is achieved th ... language techniques can drastically affect the tone of not only poems, but all text types alike, as Kenneth Slessor writes two poems of almost opposite tone and atmosphere. Finally, poems allow the au ...

(3 pages) 43 0 4.3 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

How is Kenneth Slessor effective in conveying his thoughts and ideas? (William Street, Country Towns, Beach Burial, Night-Ride)

Poets use many techniques to convey their thoughts and purpose in their poetry. In this case, Kenneth Slessor's poetry will be analysed to show his effectiveness. William Street is a poem which ...

(5 pages) 52 0 4.3 May/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Kenneth Slessor Synthesis Task - Short but concise

"How does Kenneth Slessor present his ideas in his poetry? Refer ro the poem you have just heard plus any poem ... any poem set for study. Comment approaches to Criticism and different interpretations of the poem."Kenneth Slessor is a successful Australian poet, famous for bringing the Australian countryside to u ...

(2 pages) 22 0 0.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry

"Kenneth Slessor's poetry is distinctive because of its strong images". Discuss

Slessors poetry is distinctive in that it evokes string images by emphasising the mood and the setti ... c devices such as personification, metaphors and sound to highlight his philosophical views on life.Slessors philosophical view is evident in the poems "North country"."North Country" demonstrates the ... nature is destroyed."When boughs at last relinquish their clench of blowing air", this demonstrates Slessor's concern for the loss of the trees grip on life and their struggle to remain tall. The tree ...

(5 pages) 45 0 3.3 Jul/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry

William Blake + Kenneth Slessor: How Poetry is Used to Express Interests and Concerns in Distinctive Ways

s and concerns relating to the Industrial Revolution in his poem 'A Divine Image', as does the poet Kenneth Slessor in his poem 'Beach Burial', where he portrays distress over the brutality and horror ... ointless.The Industrial Revolution and war are both issues that were important to William Blake and Kenneth Slessor respectively. Their poems 'A Divine Image' and 'Beach Burial' depict their interest ...

(3 pages) 19 0 5.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Kenneth Slessor, A Great Australian Poet

Kenneth Slessor (1901-1971), poet and journalist, was born on 27 March 1901 in Orange, New South Wal ... yrup" and a snooze, the Australian thing to do after a long day in the blistering heat.We celebrate Kenneth Slessor today as a great Australia poet because of his outstanding contribution to Australia ... lian literature and still is a magnificent ambassador of Australian poetry and the Arts.BibliographyKenneth Slessor At Old Poetry 2004 viewed 11 April 2006 http://oldpoetry.com/oauthor/show/Kenneth_Slessor

(2 pages) 30 2 4.8 Apr/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry

Beach Burial, Kenneth Slessor Poem, analysis and poetic techniques

Kenneth Slessor wrote the poem Beach Burial whilst he completed his occupation as the official Austr ... e the poem to describe the realities of war and what realistically happens after heroes are killed. Kenneth Slessor has used imagery and various poetic techniques to establish his purpose to the audie ... p of tension and sympathy in his poetry.Bibliographyold poetryhttp://oldpoetry.com/opoem/show/46383-Kenneth-Slessor-Beach-Burial, 7th July 2006Book Ragshttp://www.bookrags.com/essay-2005/9/6/844/07586, 7th July 2006

(2 pages) 45 1 4.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Slessor' s view of change in sleep.

ive, and the spiritual attachment between the two which nothing else can emulate.BibliographySleep, Kenneth Slessor, 1893

(2 pages) 13 0 3.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

A Great Analysis of Beach Burial- By Kenneth Slessor

Beach Burial (Kenneth Slessor)- AnalysisSoftly and Humbly to the Gulf of Arabs,The convoys of dead sailors come;At ... ; the sand joins them together,Enlisted on the other front.Although not blatantly obvious at first, Kenneth Slessor's emotive and poignant poem Beach burial is a poem concerned with raising the awaren ... s national identity and, in the long run, the unimportance of it.To give you a bit of a background, Kenneth Slessor was an eminent Australian Journalist for a great part of his life, and because of th ...

(5 pages) 73 1 5.0 May/2010

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry