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Australian Poetry. Yr 11 ENGLISH Ms Paine. Modern Australian Poetry. We will study a range of Australian poets You will required to analyze and comment on poems individually and in comparison. Use the Poetry Grid (supplied) to guide your thinking. Poetry Grid. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Modern Australian Modern Australian PoetryPoetry We will study a range of We will study a range of
Australian poetsAustralian poets You will required to analyze and You will required to analyze and
comment on poems individually comment on poems individually and in comparison.and in comparison.
Use the Poetry Grid (supplied) to Use the Poetry Grid (supplied) to guide your thinking.guide your thinking.
Poetry Analysis – Poetry Analysis – Using the GridUsing the Grid
‘‘Suburban SonnetSuburban Sonnet’’ Poet: Gwen Harwood (1920-1995)Poet: Gwen Harwood (1920-1995) Pg. 299 Pg. 299 Lines to TimeLines to Time
““Suburban Sonnet”Suburban Sonnet”by Gwen Harwoodby Gwen Harwood
She practises a fugue, though it can matterShe practises a fugue, though it can matterto no one now if she plays well or not.to no one now if she plays well or not.Beside her on the floor two children chatter,Beside her on the floor two children chatter,then scream and fight. She hushes them. A potthen scream and fight. She hushes them. A potboils over. As she rushes to the stoveboils over. As she rushes to the stovetoo late, a wave of nausea overpowerstoo late, a wave of nausea overpowerssubject and counter-subject. Zest and lovesubject and counter-subject. Zest and lovedrain out with soapy water as she scoursdrain out with soapy water as she scoursthe crusted milk. Her veins ache. Once the crusted milk. Her veins ache. Once she playedfor Rubinstein, who yawned. The children caper, who yawned. The children caperround a sprung mousetrap where a mouse lies dead.round a sprung mousetrap where a mouse lies dead.When the soft corpse won't move they seem afraid.When the soft corpse won't move they seem afraid.She comforts them; and wraps it in a paperShe comforts them; and wraps it in a paperfeaturing: featuring: Tasty dishes from stale bread.Tasty dishes from stale bread.
Poetry GridPoetry Grid
10 Step Process for 10 Step Process for Successfully Analyzing a Successfully Analyzing a
PoemPoem
Using Using ““Suburban SonnetSuburban Sonnet””
““Suburban SonnetSuburban Sonnet”” textual textual referencesreferences(Gwen Harwood)(Gwen Harwood)
She practises a She practises a fuguefugue, though it can matter, though it can matterto no one now if she plays well or not.to no one now if she plays well or not.Beside her on the floor two children chatter,Beside her on the floor two children chatter,then scream and fight. She hushes them. A potthen scream and fight. She hushes them. A potboils over. As she rushes to the stoveboils over. As she rushes to the stovetoo late, a wave of nausea overpowerstoo late, a wave of nausea overpowerssubject and counter-subject. Zest and lovesubject and counter-subject. Zest and lovedrain out with soapy water as she scoursdrain out with soapy water as she scoursthe crusted milk. Her veins ache. Once the crusted milk. Her veins ache. Once she playedshe playedfor Rubinsteinfor Rubinstein, who yawned. The children caper, who yawned. The children caperround a sprung mousetrap where a mouse lies dead.round a sprung mousetrap where a mouse lies dead.When the soft corpse won't move they seem afraid.When the soft corpse won't move they seem afraid.She comforts them; and wraps it in a paperShe comforts them; and wraps it in a paperfeaturing: featuring: Tasty dishes from stale bread.Tasty dishes from stale bread.
“fugue”: (musical term)
A composition in which a short melody/ phrase is introduced by one part and successively taken up by others…(OED)
“Rubinstein”: famous concert pianist in 1950s & 60s
Step 1: Subject MatterStep 1: Subject Matter
Question:Question: What event, situation, or What event, situation, or
experience does the experience does the poem describe or poem describe or record? record?
Answer:Answer: A suburban mother A suburban mother
living an ordinary life living an ordinary life eg. Children fighting, eg. Children fighting, pots over boiling etcpots over boiling etc
“Beside her on the floor two children chatter,then scream and fight. She hushes them. A potboils over…”
Step 2: Purpose/ Key Ideas/ Step 2: Purpose/ Key Ideas/ MessageMessage
QuestionsQuestions What is the poetWhat is the poet’’s s
purpose in writing purpose in writing this? this?
What message does What message does Harwood want to Harwood want to communicate? communicate?
AnswerAnswer Communicates despair & Communicates despair &
disappointment in being disappointment in being a suburban a suburban ‘‘desperatedesperate’’ housewife rather than housewife rather than living an extraordinary living an extraordinary life as a concert pianist.life as a concert pianist.
Title: “Suburban Sonnet”
A sonnet is a famous traditional poetic form associated with Shakespeare
What does the juxtaposition with the word “Suburban” indicate?
“She practises a fugue, though it can matterto no one now if she plays well or not.”
Musical reference to the career she could have had.
Step 3: Emotion/ Mood/ Feeling/ Step 3: Emotion/ Mood/ Feeling/ ToneTone
QuestionsQuestions What is the predominant What is the predominant
emotion, tone, or mood of emotion, tone, or mood of the poem? the poem?
Does the mood change Does the mood change during the poem? during the poem?
What emotions or feelings What emotions or feelings does the poet seek to does the poet seek to evoke in the reader/ evoke in the reader/ hearer? hearer? Answer:Answer:
Despair & disappointmentDespair & disappointment For the housewife whose For the housewife whose
life has not turned out like life has not turned out like she had hoped forshe had hoped for
…Zest and lovedrain out with soapy water as she scours/ the crusted milk.
Step 4: TechniquesStep 4: Techniques
Including Including (some might be more evident depending on (some might be more evident depending on the poem being studied):the poem being studied):
Step 5: StructureStep 5: Structure Step 6: Sensory AppealStep 6: Sensory Appeal Step 7: LanguageStep 7: Language Step 8: ImageryStep 8: Imagery Step 9: Movement & RhythmStep 9: Movement & Rhythm Step 10: SoundsStep 10: Sounds
Step 5: StructureStep 5: Structure How is the poem structured? How is the poem structured? Does it have conventional structure such as Does it have conventional structure such as
a sonnet or ode? a sonnet or ode? Does it have stanzas with regular number of Does it have stanzas with regular number of
lines, or any other features of structural lines, or any other features of structural design? design?
The poem fits the structure of a sonnet, which is ironic, considering it is about domestic life and disillusionment. Sonnets especially those by Shakespeare are usually used to profess love and other profound emotions.
The structure of The structure of ““Suburban SonnetSuburban Sonnet””
She practises a fugue, though it can matter She practises a fugue, though it can matter AAto no one now if she plays well or not.to no one now if she plays well or not. BBBeside her on the floor two children chatter,Beside her on the floor two children chatter, AAthen scream and fight. She hushes them. A pot then scream and fight. She hushes them. A pot BBboils over. As she rushes to the stoveboils over. As she rushes to the stove CCtoo late, a wave of nausea overpowerstoo late, a wave of nausea overpowers DDsubject and counter-subject. Zest and lovesubject and counter-subject. Zest and love CCdrain out with soapy water as she scoursdrain out with soapy water as she scours DDVOLTA – turn of thought/ change of rhyme VOLTA – turn of thought/ change of rhyme
pattern occurs at after eight line.pattern occurs at after eight line.the crusted milk. Her veins ache. Once she playedthe crusted milk. Her veins ache. Once she played EEfor Rubinstein, who yawned. The children caperfor Rubinstein, who yawned. The children caper FFround a sprung mousetrap where a mouse lies dead.round a sprung mousetrap where a mouse lies dead. EEWhen the soft corpse won't move they seem afraid.When the soft corpse won't move they seem afraid. EEShe comforts them; and wraps it in a paperShe comforts them; and wraps it in a paper FFfeaturing: featuring: Tasty dishes from stale bread.Tasty dishes from stale bread. EE
•A Sonnet is usually compromised of formal rhyming couplets and has 14 lines.
Step 6: Sensory Step 6: Sensory AppealAppealQuestionsQuestions Is the poem designed Is the poem designed
to appeal to one or to appeal to one or more of the five more of the five senses – touch, taste, senses – touch, taste, smell, hearing, sight – smell, hearing, sight – through description? through description?
How does this impact How does this impact upon the reader? upon the reader?
Answer Yes, but not in any way
that significantly effects the poems meaning.
Step 7: LanguageStep 7: Language
QuestionsQuestions How would you describe How would you describe
the poetthe poet’’s use of words –s use of words –vivid, striking, arresting, vivid, striking, arresting, effective or colourless and effective or colourless and predictable? predictable?
Is the language Is the language appropriate to the subject appropriate to the subject and/ or theme? and/ or theme?
What effect does the What effect does the language have on the language have on the reader? reader? …The children caper
round a sprung mousetrap where a mouse lies dead.When the soft corpse won't move they seem afraid.She comforts them; and wraps it in a paperfeaturing: Tasty dishes from stale bread.
Striking imagery of the dead mouse. (Unexpected)
Irony (Tasty/ Corpse)
Answers:
Step 8: ImageryStep 8: Imagery
QuestionsQuestions Are there any striking Are there any striking
examples of similes, examples of similes, metaphors, metaphors, personifications or personifications or symbols in the poem? symbols in the poem?
What is their effect? What is their effect?
Metaphor: pot boiling over like vomiting & musical reference back to fugue
….A potboils over. As she rushes to the stovetoo late, a wave of nausea overpowerssubject and counter-subject. Zest and lovedrain out with soapy water as she scoursthe crusted milk…
Metaphor: positive emotions draining away in the kitchen
Step 9 : Movement & Step 9 : Movement & RhythmRhythm
Questions (Movement)Questions (Movement) Does the poem have a regular Does the poem have a regular
(slow or fast) rhythm? (slow or fast) rhythm? What is the effect of any What is the effect of any
rhythmic/ kinetic qualities on rhythmic/ kinetic qualities on the poemthe poem’’s meaning or tone?s meaning or tone?
What kind of energy does the What kind of energy does the poem have? poem have?
Answer (Movement):Answer (Movement): Rhythm = slowRhythm = slow Tone = depressingTone = depressing Energy = lacklustreEnergy = lacklustre
“Beside her on the floor two children chatter,then scream and fight. She hushes them.” These words are
phrased to be read slowly and reflect the energy and tone of the poem.
Step 10: SoundsStep 10: Sounds
Questions:Questions: Does the poem have Does the poem have
any significant sound any significant sound features? Is it musical? features? Is it musical?
Does the poet use Does the poet use onomatopoeia, onomatopoeia, alliteration, or alliteration, or assonance? assonance?
Does the poem rhyme?Does the poem rhyme? What are the effects of What are the effects of
these features of sound these features of sound on the meaning of the on the meaning of the poem? poem?
Answer:Answer: Yes deliberate rhyme Yes deliberate rhyme
scheme that is part of a scheme that is part of a sonnet structre.sonnet structre.
Perhaps the lack of language adornment is
deliberate?
Does this fit with mood and message of the
poem?
Critical Reading QuestionsCritical Reading Questions
““Suburban Sonnet” (p. 299)Suburban Sonnet” (p. 299)1.1. What is the irony in the title “Suburban Sonnet”?What is the irony in the title “Suburban Sonnet”?
2.2. What kind of activities and routines are described What kind of activities and routines are described in this poem? What is the poet’s attitude to them? in this poem? What is the poet’s attitude to them? How does the reader know this?How does the reader know this?
3.3. What is the message of this poem? How does What is the message of this poem? How does Harwood communicate it?Harwood communicate it?