Australian Poems
B. Dawe -Enter without so much as knocking
A.D. Hope - Australia
Enter without so much as knocking by B.Dawe and Australia by A.D. Hope can be considered as very similar poems – they both tell about people’s nature, spiritual emptiness and lack of true values in the modern world of consumerism. The first poem refers to the whole population, criticizes the attitude, morality and lifestyle of the common person whereas in the poem of A.D. Hope the descriptions of empty land, which lacks the cultural identity, refer mostly to Australia. Both poems focus on problems connected with culture, decay of morality, uniqueness and identity. In my opinion both authors have this precious ability to keep a distance and perceive the world objectively. Their poems are the result of careful observation of society; they managed to penetrate deep into people’s souls and discovered the immense emptiness, which should be described and criticized.
The poem Australia, written by A.D. Hope, is a......
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