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Poetry analysis YR 8

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1
Look at Stanza 2 Line 4, What do long ago days represent?
People didn't have a good memory back then
Time was slower back then
People lived longer back then
Aboriginal history has been around for a long time
2
What is the purpose
Make people see how poorly Aboriginal people are treated
Inform people of the sufferering of Aboriginal culture
Make people sad
3
What does 'living off the land' mean?
Being poor and broke
Not enjoying your lifestyle
Having no home
Using the land to collect resources and food
4
What effect does the language have on the audience?
Makes them feel empathy
Makes them feel unsettled
Makes them feel sick
Makes them feel cheery
5
Find the oxymoron (contrasting language) What line number is it?
Line 2
Line 1
Line 4
Line 3
6
What is the rhyming structure?
AABBCCDD....
ABABCDCD....
ABDADCD
ABCDABCD
7
How many stanzas are there in the poem?
2
3
5
4
8
What is the mood of the poem
Happy
Solemn
Incomprehensible
Peaceful
9
Find the repetition (line number) in stanza 4
4
3
6
5
10
What is the subject matter for your poem? Choose most appropriate response
Stolen generation
Colonialism
Dreamtime
Aborignal culture
11
What are the stressed syllables here (first four)
Stressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed,
Stressed, Unstressed, Stressed Unstressed
Stress, unstressed, stress, stress
Unstressed, Stressed, Stressed, Unstressed