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• Poetry


  A potent tool for addressing and critiquing societal and environmental challenges
• Poetry


  • Serves to shed light on injustices, stimulate contemplation, and instigate action
• Poets


  • Mackellar, Whittaker & Wright
• Poetry


  Informs the public and nurtures empathy and comprehension, positioning it as a compelling catalyst for advocacy and societal transformation
• Poetry


  A compelling medium for conveying environmental concerns through innovative language strategies and expressive forms
• Mackellar's poem "My Country"


  • Articulates profound affection for Australia through juxtaposition, contrasting it with London's "grey-blue distances, Brown streams and soft dims skies," to Australia's "land of sweeping plains, of ragged mountain ranges, of droughts and flooding rains"
• Mackellar's "My Country"


  • Employs vivid sensory imagery, shaping the public perception of Australia's natural essence, urging us to preserve its allure and to heighten the awareness of the audience
• Mackellar's "My Country"


  • "I love her Jewel-sea" indicates the connection between wealth and beauty that Australia possesses
• Mackellar's "My Country"


  Paradox "her beauty and her terror" acknowledges the nation's sometimes harsh and dangerous natural environment but finding it beautiful nonetheless
• Whittaker's "A Love Like Dorothea"

  A satirical response to Mackellar's "My Country" attempting to highlight the loss of culture and tradition, whilst noting the wrongdoings of European Colonisers' impact on today's society
• Whittaker's "A Love Like Dorothea"

  • Manipulates Mackellar's tense indicating colonisers' impact on the land she once treasured which emphasises the loss of love her and numerous others feel
• Whittaker's "A Love Like Dorothea"


  • "I love white nativity," symbolising the dominance white people have over the land disregarding previous religious and cultural discourses and practices
• Whittaker's "A Love Like Dorothea"

  • Uses hyperbole to emphasise and readdress the importance of her main message focusing the attention of her audience and leaving them questioning
• Whittaker's "A Love Like Dorothea"


  "white woman" can have numerous interpretations being all colonisers stripping the land of its beauty or singling out Mackellar suggesting that her perspective of Australia is inaccurate
• Wright's "Lyrebirds"


  Message was crafted similarly to Mackellar's "My Country" intending to raise awareness on how humanity must respect and care for the beauty that nature has and to not damage its beauty and wildlife
• Wright's "Lyrebirds"


  • Suggests that it is wrong to go visit the lyrebirds as she and people in general should not disrupt them
• Wright's "Lyrebirds"


  • Uses a metaphor "the dying poets" to establish a sense of loss suggesting that we are the reason that these majestic birds are becoming extinct, evoking sadness and regret of our previous decisions in the readers
• Wright's "Lyrebirds"


  • Uses similes to captivate the audience and draw their attention to what she intends to convey, such as "First a single movement like a waterdrop falling, then stillness"
• Poetry serves as a platform to critique societal and environmental concerns having the ability to differ humanity's perspective and influence their future decisions
• Mackellar, Whittaker, and Wright's poetry show that no matter your gender or race, anyone can promote awareness and influence societies perspective's on matters believed crucial
• These poets skillfully capture the essence of societal truths whilst envisioning a more sustainable and environment-conscious future through their ability to captivate audiences through literary devices and thoughtful meanings