All countries create national myths and national identities which may or may not bear some resemblance to reality. The Morning Star paled slowly the Cross hung low to the sea And down the shadowy reaches the tide came swirling free The lustrous purple blackness of …

Lesson Plan Tuning In. Explain to the students that poets use descriptive language, such as adjectives and adverbs, to help create visual images of people and places in the minds of readers. It is the land, the bush that I miss the most……the sight and smell of the gum trees, the dirt, the “wide brown land” as Dorothea Mackellar writes. One could say that his powerful words paint a picture for the reader but as they say, seeing is believing. Year 11 English Unit 1: Australian Poetry This unit will be looking at how the Australian Identity is represented in poetry. The land that my forbears farmed is in my blood forever. Australian Poet Kenneth Slessor's Use of Imagery Slessor's complex poems use many types of imagery, his imagery is one of his artistic techniques which defines him from other poets in Australia. However, before we begin to investigate any poems take some time to read over the following thoughts about the idea of an 'Australian Identity'. Other interesting facts ….

Poems of the Australian Bush.

Australia – A sunburnt country.

The Australian Sunrise poem by James Lister Cuthbertson. Revise the concept of imagery as a poetic device, as outlined on slides 21-22 of the Poetic Devices PowerPoint..