Poets use many techniques to convey their thoughts and purpose in their poetry. In this case, Kenneth Slessors poetry will be analysed to show his effectiveness. William Street is a poem which discusses virtually the beauty and ugliness of the red light-headed district. Country Towns, in contrast, romanticizes the country and its sleepy atmosphere. In addition, Night-Ride is overly sleepy in tone and tells about a originate trip Slessor ttok. Finally, Beach Burial will be discussed about its anti-war themes.
William Street is a very colourful poem by Slessor. With the use of imagery and other literary techniques that help readers champion the environment, Slessor achieves a vivid description of the area. But when contrsasting content with purpose, it is up to the reader to judge what Slessor is trying to convey. Each stanza ends with, you find it displeasing, I find it lovely. This tells readers that it is up to them to make the judgement of whether it is ugly or lovely. In addition, this simply manages two types of opinions and reinforces it through repeat throughout the poem.
The first stanza sets up the atmosphere of William Street, with the red globes of light, light the streets. Also, mentions of flashing neon lights reinforce the fact that this poem is set during the night.
The second stanza brings up the topic of the pluck shops around the area. The trousers in the shops are described as hung men. This is effective as it gives readers the taste that these pants were once worn by troubled, desperate men, and it was these characters that walked into the pawn shop. Through this comparison, Slessor has created an environment which is not a satisfactory expressive style of living and causes most readers to find that William Street is not an entirely...
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