Standing at the limit of an endless ocean. Stranded like a runaway lost at sea.
You walk alone like a primitive man.
I see their hungry eyes. Their hungry eyes. (X2)
For each of the lines of the song listed above, answer the following questions:
Which technique is being used by the composer?
Why do you think that it is being used?
What effect does it have on you as a member of the text's audience?
Activity Two
WHAT IMAGE/S OF AUSTRALIA DOES THIS SONG/POEM BRING TO MIND?
P. What image of Australia does this song/poem bring to mind?
E. How is this achieved?
E. How does the use of the technique elicit/bring about the particular image?
L. What does this say about Australia and your interpretation of what it stands for?
Activity Three
Use the lyrics of the song as the basis for a short comic or piece of creative writing. Create a character that travels through the Australia that is created in the song.
Travel along the endless ocean ... What do you experience?
Travel to the prisoner island ... What happens?
Travel with the ghost of time ... What do you do?
Activity Three
Use the lyrics of the song as the basis for a short comic or piece of creative writing. Create a character that travels through the Australia that is created in the song.
Travel along the endless ocean ... What do you experience?
Travel to the prisoner island ... What happens?
Travel with the ghost of time ... What do you do?
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