In the context of Australia, a relatively very young nation where some people can still trace back their entire family tree to convict origins, your blood origins are a very important part of your existence, as they are in most cultures. ... The image of a conjuror is very specific, as it is not a commonly used word, instead usually being replaced by "magician" or another such word. Onomatopoeia is also a rarity, only being seen by Wright's use of the word "Oh" and other such phrases. ...

• Word Count: 1399
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The word therefore means television out look, where the word has been exaggerated to show Dawe's criticism of consumerism. ... The title and word Americanized, shows the influence of America on everything including the author. The British and Australian style of spelling the word is americanised. ... The word "crammed" is again a negative. ... "I think ..therefore I am" "what child of simple origins- The child soon becomes bored of his confinement and longs to join the other children this symbolises Australia wanting to break away from the confinement the US hold on them. ...

• Word Count: 1435
• Approx Pages: 6

However, upon further study, I found the poem is actually about a letter written by a Martian sent to his origins. ... By using the word 'mechanical' Raine is defining books as void or lacking of thought or emotion. ... Raines tenderness for the written word is apparent in his descriptive illustration of books, implying the pages are 'wings', connotes them as delicate, and though 'they cannot' fly, they allow us to soar. ...

• Word Count: 1520
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

However, upon further study, I found the poem is actually about a letter written by a Martian sent to his origins. ... By using the word 'mechanical' Raine is defining books as void or lacking of thought or emotion. ... Raines tenderness for the written word is apparent in his descriptive illustration of books, implying the pages are 'wings', connotes them as delicate, and though 'they cannot' fly, they allow us to soar. ...

• Word Count: 1520
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Rita Frances Dove was born August 28, 1952 in Akron, Ohio (Biographical Information-Rita Dove 1). Little did she know that as she grew up, she would become a nationally recognized poet. As a child Dove was always interested in literature, "...the young Dove had a particular fondness and passion fo...

• Word Count: 1934
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

His word choice does not appeal to the senses or to sympathy because it feels more like reading a scientific observation of the girl rather than experiencing what she is feeling. ... "The First Ice" is another translation, of unknown origin, of Voznesensky's poem. ... " The word "crack" in this line has a strong "c" sound, almost resembling the sound that one's voice makes when it cracks from crying or from the cold, giving the poem onomatopoeia. ...

• Word Count: 1553
• Approx Pages: 6