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there were several Bushmen […] trying to laugh without shrieking. […] The publican was holding his wife tight and begging her between her squawks, to ‘hold up for my sake, Mary, or I’ll lam the life out of ye.’
Colloquialism
Juxtaposition
Emotive language
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there were several Bushmen […] trying to laugh without shrieking. […] The publican was holding his wife tight and begging her between her squawks, to ‘hold up for my sake, Mary, or I’ll lam the life out of ye.’
Colloquialism Juxtaposition Emotive language
The callous attitude of the bushmen is juxtaposed against the horror of the publican’s wife, showing how men in the bush become desensitised to violence. The colloquial language of “lam” shows how normalised violence is in the bush.
theme of the loaded dog
The harshness of rural life
Masculinity
The loaded dog
there were several Bushmen […] trying to laugh without shrieking. […] The publican was holding his wife tight and begging her between her squawks, to ‘hold up for my sake, Mary, or I’ll lam the life out of ye.’
Our pipes
We cursed society because we weren’t rich men, [..] conversation drifted lazily round various subjects and ended in that of smoking.
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We cursed society because we weren’t rich men, [..] conversation drifted lazily round various subjects and ended in that of smoking.
Metaphor
Juxtaposition
Symbolism
Yarning
analysis of 4 techniques in
We cursed society because we weren’t rich men, [..] conversation drifted lazily round various subjects and ended in that of smoking.
Metaphor Juxtaposition Symbolism
Yarning
Henry Lawson utilises the format of a yarn, which is heavily reliant on dialogue, to reflect the connections forged between men in the bush.
Symbolism of smoking as a masculine bonding device.
Theme of our pipes
Harshness of rural life
Masculinity
theme of shooting the moon
Masculinity and relationships between men
“she’ll be right “ attitude
stoicism
stereotypical male bush identity
shooting the moon
“And could Tom fight?”
“Yes. Tom could fight.”
“Did you travel long with him after that?”
“Ten years.”
“And where is he now?”
“Dead—Give us the matches.”
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“Or hung myself, maybe, if things got too bad.”
4 techniques in
“And could Tom fight?”
“Yes. Tom could fight.”
“Did you travel long with him after that?”
“Ten years.”
“And where is he now?”
“Dead—Give us the matches.”
Dialogue
Symbolism
Refrain
Yarning
analysis of 4 techniques in
“And could Tom fight?”
“Yes. Tom could fight.”
“Did you travel long with him after that?”
“Ten years.”
“And where is he now?”
“Dead—Give us the matches.”
Dialogue Symbolism Refrain Yarning
Henry Lawson utilises the format of a yarn, which is heavily reliant on dialogue, to reflect the connections forged between men in the bush. The repeated refrain of “Give us the matches” anchors the conversation, but is also used by Jack to deflect emotion. Smoking serves as a symbol for the terse, stoic, and somtetimes toxic nature of male bonding.
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“Or hung myself, maybe, if things got too bad.”
sardonic-laconic humour
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“Or hung myself, maybe, if things got too bad.”
sardonic-laconic humour
henry lawson uses an sardonic and laconic humor to make things seem less important or smaller than they are and to deflect how bad things are really going.
the union buries its dead
It didn’t matter much — nothing does. The fall of lumps of clay on a stranger’s coffin doesn’t sound any different from the fall of the same things on an ordinary wooden box.
or
I have left out the wattle — because it wasn’t there. I have also neglected to mention the heart-broken old mate, […] I have left out the ‘sad Australian sunset’ because the sun was not going down at the time. The burial took place exactly at mid-day.
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It didn’t matter much — nothing does. The fall of lumps of clay on a stranger’s coffin doesn’t sound any different from the fall of the same things on an ordinary wooden box.
Juxtaposition Auditory Imagery Authorial intrusion Dismissive Language
The bleak reality of the funeral is juxtaposed with the emotional expectations placed upon the event, reflecting the loneliness of a solitary life in the bush.
Lawson’s dismissive authorial comment (“It didn’t matter much - nothing does”) reflects a uniquely Australian attitude of nihilistic apathy.
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It didn’t matter much — nothing does. The fall of lumps of clay on a stranger’s coffin doesn’t sound any different from the fall of the same things on an ordinary wooden box.
Juxtaposition
Auditory Imagery
Authorial intrusion
Dismissive Language
theme of the union buries its dead
Australian “She’ll be right” attitude
Harshness of rural life
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I have left out the wattle — because it wasn’t there. I have also neglected to mention the heart-broken old mate, […] I have left out the ‘sad Australian sunset’ because the sun was not going down at the time. The burial took place exactly at mid-day.
Juxtaposition
Visual Imagery
Stereotypes
Symbolism
Repetition
analysis of 5 techniques in
I have left out the wattle — because it wasn’t there. I have also neglected to mention the heart-broken old mate, […] I have left out the ‘sad Australian sunset’ because the sun was not going down at the time. The burial took place exactly at mid-day.
Juxtaposition Visual Imagery Stereotypes
Symbolism Repetition
Confronting the idealistic romantic idea of rural life.
the repetition of “i have” serves to draw attention to the specific choices the author has made in crafting the narrative.
Lawson effectively conveys the unconventional and harsh realities of the burial, challenging traditional funeral imagery and expectations.
the drovers wife
She put on an old pair of her husband’s trousers and beat out the flames […] till great drops of sooty perspiration […] ran in streaks down her blackened arms. The sight of his mother in trousers greatly amused Tommy, […] but the terrified baby howled lustily for his “mummy.”
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Bush all round – bush with no horizon, for the country is flat. No ranges in the distance. […] Nothing to relieve the eye save the darker green of a few sheoaks which are sighing above the narrow, almost waterless creek.
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She put on an old pair of her husband’s trousers and beat out the flames […] till great drops of sooty perspiration […] ran in streaks down her blackened arms. The sight of his mother in trousers greatly amused Tommy, […] but the terrified baby howled lustily for his “mummy.”
symbolism
imagery
emotive language
analysis of 3 techniques in
She put on an old pair of her husband’s trousers and beat out the flames […] till great drops of sooty perspiration […] ran in streaks down her blackened arms. The sight of his mother in trousers greatly amused Tommy, […] but the terrified baby howled lustily for his “mummy.”
symbolism imagery emotive language
Putting on her husband’s trousers is symbolic of being the man in a relationship, she is stepping up and into a new role while her husband is away.
The imagery depicts a harsh environment and a strong woman.
themes in the drovers wife
Harshness of rural life
