An intermediate level text which provides a helpful and comprehensible guide for Kenneth Slessor's poems and the 'Texts and human experience' module of the HSC. It includes chapters on themes, styles, analysis, and skills of poetry, and a close examination of Kenneth Slessor's key poems.
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A compact guide for studying the poems of Kenneth Slessor. It includes analysis of Wild Grapes and Beach Burial, and a sample comparison essay on Beach Burial.
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This useful guide provides an introduction to analysing poems, a short biography on Slessor and the Australian poetic tradition, the context to, and a stanza by stanza analysis for a number of Kenneth Slessor's key poems.
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A concise analysis of Kenneth Slessor's poems. Poems covers include William Street, Out of Time, and Beach Burial.
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Geoffrey Dutton's comprehensive biography provides an insight into one of Australia's key poets. It provides a useful insights into his views on Australian poetry and his time as a war correspondent.
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This site provides a concise summary of several of Slessor's poems. Poems covered include Wild Grapes, Gulliver, Out of Time, Beach Burial, William Street, and Vesper-Song of the Reverend Samuel Marsden.
This short clip analysis of the poem was created by Saint Ignatius' College English Faculty for students studying 'Texts and Human Experiences' Module. [YouTube. 7 min]
Bruce Pattinson of Total Education Media, gives mini-lectures on a number of Kenneth Slessor's poems covering content, language, techniques and ideas, with quotes from experts in the field.