Homecoming Flashcards
What is the first line of the first stanza?
All day, day after day, they’re bringing them home,
What is the second like in the first stanza?
they’re picking them up those they can find , and brining them home,
Finish this quote “- curly heads…
Curly heads , kinky hairs, crew cuts, balding nom-coms
Finish the quote ”noble jets…
Noble jets are whining like hounds
Finish the quote “the howl..
The howl of their homecoming rises
Finish the quote “Surrouding them…
Surrounding them like their last moments (the mash, the splendour)
Finish the quote “raise muzzles…
Raise muzzles in mute salute
Finish the quote “ cities whose…
cities whose wide web of suburbs
Finish the quote “telegrams..
Telegrams tremble like leaves from a wintering tree
Finish the quote “spider grief…
Spider grief swings in his bitter geometry
What is the last line of the poem?
They’re brining them home, now, too late, too early.
Finish the quote “ they’re picking…
They’re picking them up, those they can find, and bringing them home
Finish the quote “they’re brining
They’re bringing them in , piled on the hulls of Grants , in trucks, in convoys,
What quotes demonstrate the theme of dehumanisation and lack of identity?
The repetition of “them”
The motif of dogs- “whining like hounds” , “the howl of their homecoming rises” , “raises muzzles in mute salute”
Lack of identity “curly heads, kinky hairs, crew cuts and balding nom-coms”
Which quotes demonstrate themes of grief?
- “cities in whose wide web of suburbs”
- “telegrams tremble like leaves from a wintering tree”
- “spider grief swings in his bitter geometry”
What quotes emphasise the theme of unnatural routine and desensitisation?
- action verbs emphasises acts rather than emotions “picking”, “bringing”, “zipping”, “tagging”, “giving”.
- repetition of day in the first line
- repetition of “they’re brining them home”
What quotes emphasise the theme of irony and contradiction?
- “surrounding them like their last moments (the mash , the splendour)
- “they’re bringing them home, now, too late, too early”
What are the main themes in homecoming?
- Dehumanisation
- Death
- Greif
- Antiwar
- Un-natural routine
- Desensitisation
- irony/contradiction
- lack of identity
Who wrote the poem and when was it written?
- Bruce Dawe
- 1968
What is the title an example of?
-Irony , as what is been spoken about is the return of dead soldiers to their families. Homecoming traditionally has connotations of happiness and a heroes welcome, neither which are apparent.
What is the Poem homecoming about?
- It is an anti-war poem about Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam war. It follows the bodies collection and transportation home.
