Some new perspectives
Who is the author of the poem?
Ee Tiang Hong
Who is the author of the poem?
Ouyang Yu
Who is the author of the poem?
Maureen Ten
Who is the poet?
Eileen Chong
Who is the poet?
Jaya Savige
"Race, language, religion, birthplace" is an example of what technique?
Asyndeton or cumulative listing (will also take listing)
The poem does not use what feature of punctuation that we are usually meant to have?
Capital letters
What does the word "transluscent" mean?
Transparent or something you can see throguh.
The Hakka people were known for doing what?
Migrating/migration/moving around
Where is this poem set?
Rome
"The space, the silences between?" is an example of what technique?
Alliteration or rhetorical question
What two countries does the poet feel trapped between?
China and Australia
The "gift" in the poem is a symbol of what?
Her Chinese name/ birth name
The poet talking about the "earth house" is an example of what technique?
Symbolism
What symbol of Australian/First Nations culture is mentioned in the poem?
Didgeridoo
The poem uses this technique that continues a sentence or idea on a new line, without usin g punctuation.
Enjambment
"my motherland is my past/ my motherland is my present/ my past motherland is my past/ my present motherland is my present"
Which technique is used here (and frequently throughout the poem)?
Anaphora
"Sometimes I felt an imposter/ Sometimes I thought it reflected hidden aspects I could own"
This uses what technique?
Anaphora
"Dwellings like wedding rings/stacked up and interlinked."
This is an example of what technique?
Simile
"From where could this/Strange music have come?" is an example of what technique?
Rhetorical question
This poem focuses on the ____________ we give or people give to us and how they can shape our identity or stereotype us.
Labels
"my name is / a crystallisation of two cultures"
This is an example of what technique?
Metaphor
The poem focuses on the idea of feeling ____________ from culture and the comfort that can come with age when gaining this back.
Disconnection
"We are guest people/ without land or name, moving south and south,/wild birds seeking a place to call home."
This is an example of what technique?
Metaphor
What makes this poem very different to the others studied?
It is set in Europe and is about longing to feel connected to culture when travelling and wanting to have ownership over your culture.