1. Poetry and Our Perceptions of Belonging
The parent's attachment to the garden is conveyed through the simile "tendered roses and camellias like adopted children " which compares the positive quality of their home life to the humdrum" nature of their work, the colloquial language contrasting their lack of interest at work to their devotion at home. ... However, Australia's acceptance of different nations is juxtaposed with the migrant's experiences in Skrzynecki's poem, "Migrant Hostel", when they were compared to migratory birds, which emphasises their struggle to adjust to new environments, despite the Hostel...
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- Grade Level: Graduate