Waratah and Wattle Poem Annotation
Initial Thoughts:
Waratah and Wattle - Flowers representing the floral emblems of our country.
Compares other countries and their floral emblems to that of Australia. This suggests to the reader that Australia ahs brought these three emblems together in the one place.
Definitions:
Cockade - A rosette or knot of ribbons worn in a hat as a badge of office or party, or as part of a livery.
Kindred - One's family and relations.
Waratah - Straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes.
Wattle - Species of trees and shrubs consisting of small divided leaflets.
Title:
Waratah and Wattle is the title of one of Australia's greatest poems. The reader gets a feel that this poem is about the flora of Australia. For example the Waratah, being the floral emblem of NSW and the Wattle being the national floral emblem of Australia. Straight away this title converses images, as with Mackellar's "My Country".
Tone and Connotations:
Lawson uses a very loving tone to write this poem. The reader gets a feel that he loves his land and he believes that it will never desert him.
Devices:
Imagery - such as "while the blue ski is arching above" . This phrase portrays his love of the Australian landscape.
Repetition - this was another technique used to strengthen the theme of his love of the Australian bushland.
Form:
The form of this poem is rhyme.
Context:
Henry Lawson was born on the 17 June, 1867. He was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best known Australian poets and fiction writers and is often called Australia's "greatest writer". He had a terrific gift of being able to describe the Australian bush. Hampered by deafness at the age of nine and by family problems he left school at the age of 14.
Overall Meaning:
Lawson identifies his love and portrays absolute pride for his country by linking the beauty of Wattle and Waratah, which are Australia's emblems.
Analysis
Waratah and Wattle - Flowers representing the floral emblems of our country.
Compares other countries and their floral emblems to that of Australia. This suggests to the reader that Australia ahs brought these three emblems together in the one place.
Definitions:
Cockade - A rosette or knot of ribbons worn in a hat as a badge of office or party, or as part of a livery.
Kindred - One's family and relations.
Waratah - Straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes.
Wattle - Species of trees and shrubs consisting of small divided leaflets.
Title:
Waratah and Wattle is the title of one of Australia's greatest poems. The reader gets a feel that this poem is about the flora of Australia. For example the Waratah, being the floral emblem of NSW and the Wattle being the national floral emblem of Australia. Straight away this title converses images, as with Mackellar's "My Country".
Tone and Connotations:
Lawson uses a very loving tone to write this poem. The reader gets a feel that he loves his land and he believes that it will never desert him.
Devices:
Imagery - such as "while the blue ski is arching above" . This phrase portrays his love of the Australian landscape.
Repetition - this was another technique used to strengthen the theme of his love of the Australian bushland.
Form:
The form of this poem is rhyme.
Context:
Henry Lawson was born on the 17 June, 1867. He was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best known Australian poets and fiction writers and is often called Australia's "greatest writer". He had a terrific gift of being able to describe the Australian bush. Hampered by deafness at the age of nine and by family problems he left school at the age of 14.
Overall Meaning:
Lawson identifies his love and portrays absolute pride for his country by linking the beauty of Wattle and Waratah, which are Australia's emblems.
Analysis