Who was Dorothea Mackellar addressing in her poem 'My Country'?
"My Country" is an iconic patriotic poem about Australia, written by Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968) at the age of 19 while homesick in England. After travelling through Europe extensively with her father during her teenage years she started writing the poem in London in 1904[1] and re-wrote it several times before her return to Sydney. The poem was first published in the London Spectator in 1908 under the title "Core of My Heart". It was reprinted in many Australian newspapers, quickly becoming well known and establishing Mackellar as a poet. Mackellar's family owned substantial properties in the Gunnedah district of New South Wales and the inspiration for her poems undoubtedly came from the time she spent on the rural properties as a child. My Country uses metaphorical imagery to describe the land after the breaking of a long drought. Of ragged mountain ranges possibly refer to the Mount Royal Ranges, and the Barrington Tops. The first stanza refers to England, and the fact that the vast majority of Australians of that era were of British birth or ancestry. Most Australians are generally not aware of this first stanza even though the second stanza is amongst the most well-known pieces of Australian poetry.[1] MacKellar's first anthology of poems, The Closed Door, published in Australian in 1911 included the poem. The last line of the third stanza, "And ferns the warm dark soil" originally read as "And ferns the crimson soil". Her second anthology, The Witch Maid & Other Verses, published in 1914 included the original version as shown below.[2] A recording made by the radio and TV actor Leonard Teale became so popular in the 1970s that his reading of the first lines of the second stanza were often used to parody him.
How can i say my conclusion about Dorothea Mackellar's poem, Dawn, in....?
How can i say this in 2 different ways but still meaning the same thing? "Dorothea Mackellar’s poetry on Australian landscape/ nature has mans admiration of the wonders of nature that is not limited to any particular time. Mackellar’s Australian landscape discourse is still clearly relevant in a modern perspective." This is for my english assessment. It is for my conclusion and i need to say that in 2 more different ways, but still meaning the same thing. How can i do this?
Was Dorothea MacKellar (Australian Poet) blind?
She was a sighted woman author./ political pioneer/ poet.. In this poem, she was, in all likelihood lamenting some intellectual or emotional blinkers blinding her ( temporarily)to the clearer or broader view...my opinion only. Her genius in part was to comprehend her own transformations and write metaphorically of same, too.. Helen Keller was a deaf-blind author - an American woman who refuted her condition as one to place over-limits upon her creativity.... [An element of genius simply to have accomplished some great and deep lasting work.?] Both/Each of these pioneering women died in 1968. ***Female serious writing has only become acceptable since the 1920`s, hence previous genius women literally died young, unless very wealthy or/ and using nom - de plumes, to be able to publish without severe social ignominy..***.
What poetic form is 'My country' by dorothea mackellar ?
Since the poem uses rhyme and meter, it's certainly not free verse. In discussions of poetry, the word "form" usually refers to poems that are written according to a specific set of rules that govern such things as the number of lines, the meter, and the rhyme scheme. The sonnet, the villanelle, the limerick -- those are a few examples of poetic forms. Mackellar's poem has six eight-line stanzas. The meter is basically iambic trimeter, and the rhyme scheme is what's sometimes called ballad rhyme -- alternating unrhymed and rhymed lines. There is no particular name for a poem that fits those specifications.
What were some of the poetic techniques dorothea mackellar used in her poem 'My Country' other then imagery?
Among her mechanical techniques: - Verse. Dorothea Mackellar writes in a semi-regular meter - chiefly variations on iambic trimeter. - Rhyme. The second and fourth lines in each stanza rhyme; so do the sixth and eighth. Among her rhetorical techniques: - Analogy. She uses it mainly in her imagery ("jewel-sea", "The drumming of an army,/The steady, soaking rain"), but it is worth separate note. - Personification. For example, "the thirsty paddocks", referring to the country as "she". - Contrast. Australia is different from the places many English-speaking poets idolize - she points out the distinction.
How to compare poems in an essay?
I have to write a 3-5 page essay comparing 5 essays by the same author. I was just wondering if anyone had any advice how to format the essay. I have no clue what to put in the body paragraphs. Any help is appreciated
Is the UK or Australia better to live in?
Too easy!I’ve lived in the UK, in Scotland, Wales, and also England.Now I live in Australia, and for me, there is no contest, easy win for Australia.The natural beauty is incredible, the summers are better (even in Victoria, one of the colder parts of Australia, it’s still loads warmer than anywhere in the UK).Perhaps though, the main advantage is that in most parts of Australia, property is affordable. In London, where I used to live, I could just about afford a flat, no outdoor space, no balcony, no car space. Here I’ve got a 3 bed, 2 bathroom detached house with garden. The flat in London is worth a little bit more than my house here.Sometimes when you read about “quality of life” it’s hard to come up with one massive advantage for Australia, but that’s not what it’s about. It’s not one massive advantage, it’s 1000 little advantages.It’s the property, the weather, the nature, the un-congested roads, the fact that not all high streets look identical with all the same chain stores.I think as a younger man, London was great, I lived there from age maybe 22 to 34, it’s great, I loved London.I wouldn’t return if you paid me.