Rosemary Dobson's Collected Poems (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Windows in Dobson's poetry - dual symbolic function
Windows in Dobson's poetry - dual symbolic function
Offer vision/possibility; enforce separation/constraint
Liminality in Dobson's work
Liminality in Dobson's work
Threshold moments between states; must choose how to proceed
Observer's paradox in Dobson
Observer's paradox in Dobson
Awareness deepens isolation rather than resolving it
Young Girl at a Window - girl's position/yearning
Young Girl at a Window - girl's position/yearning
Presses against glass, yearning to escape domestic confinement
Cock Crow - rooster's call described as
Cock Crow - rooster's call described as
Clamour and clatter
Child of Our Time - phrase addressing youth's world
Child of Our Time - phrase addressing youth's world
Your world of dust and damage
A Fine Thing - what act does it celebrate
A Fine Thing - what act does it celebrate
Child making sand pie on beach
Piltdown Man - what does this poem satirise
Piltdown Man - what does this poem satirise
Scientific hoax; humanity's wilful self-deception
Creativity's function in Dobson
Creativity's function in Dobson
Defiance against impermanence & chaos; asserts human dignity
Awakening in Dobson's poetry described as
Awakening in Dobson's poetry described as
Harsh but necessary; violent yet necessary