Poetic Devices
What poetic device compares two things using like or as?
Simile
Protest poetry often seeks to bring about what?
Social, political, or cultural change
Which poem demands an agreement between Indigenous Australians and the government?
Treaty
What is the main message of Treaty?
A treaty should be established between First Nations peoples and the Australian Government.
What does the first "P" in PEEEEL stand for?
Point
"Words are easy, words are cheap."
Repetition
What poetic device gives human characteristics to non-human things?
Personification
Before the 20th century, protest poetry often focused on what issue?
Abolition and anti-slavery movements.
Which poet wrote Municipal Gum?
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
In Municipal Gum, the gum tree symbolises whom?
First Nations peoples and their disconnection from Country.
What should your evidence include?
A quoted poetic device from the text.
"Just like writing in the sand."
Simile
Name the device:
"The classroom is a furnace today."
Metaphor
Name one social function of protest poetry.
Gives a voice to the marginalised, creates awareness, inspires action, creates community, preserves hope, or provides an emotional outlet.
Which song focuses on Indigenous land rights?
Beds Are Burning
What does the "burning bed" symbolise in Beds Are Burning?
Urgency and discomfort about unresolved Indigenous land rights issues.
When explaining evidence, what should you focus on?
The effect of the device, not just identifying it.
"When the waters will be one."
Metaphor
What is the term for repeating the same vowel sounds in nearby words?
Assonance
Which war inspired many anti-war songs and poems in the late twentieth century?
The Vietnam War
What historical event received 90.77% support from Australian voters?
The 1967 Referendum
Why does Yothu Yindi use traditional language in Treaty?
To preserve culture and show that Indigenous languages and cultures are living and enduring.
What should a link sentence do?
Link back to the question and point sentence.
"What have they done to us?"
Rhetorical Question
Which poetic device is shown in "Great green gangly geckos"?
Alliteration
Why might protest poets use powerful imagery?
To make audiences feel strongly about an issue and encourage action or awareness
In Treaty, what do the "two rivers" becoming one represent?
A treaty should be established between First Nations peoples and the Australian Government
How is Municipal Gum different from Treaty as a protest text?
Municipal Gum uses symbolism and emotional appeal, while Treaty directly demands political action.
Name two things an analytical explanation should discuss.
Why the author used the device, what emotion it creates, what image it creates, or how it supports the message.
"How do we sleep while our beds are burning?"
Rhetorical Question and/or Symbolism