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We Are Going by Oodgeroo Noonuccal

Poetic Devices

Oodgeroo uses various poetic techniques and devices to express the themes present in the poem including colonisation, dispossesion and oppression.

  • Alliteration- "subdued and silent'' (L2)

  • Simile- "White man hurry about like ants" (L5)

  • Hyperbole- "...town a semi-naked band subdued and silent" (L1 & 2)

  • Metaphor- "We are the lightning bolt over Gaphembah Hill" (L15)

  • Repitition- "The bora ring is gone, the corroboree is gone (L24&25) , "We" at the starts of many lines

Oodgeroo Noonucal (Kath Walker)

Structure & Laguage

Imagery

This poem is vaguely and indistinctly structured.

There is no obvious structure. The poet simply begins a new line every time an important and meaningful statement is made. Each line has its own meaning.

The language of this poem paints a rich and piercing picture of the situation the aborigines faced. The repetition of language collectively reminds the indigenous Australians of their culture and forces the audience to reflect upon the damage and loss of the culture.

Kath Walker who later changed her name to Oodgeroo Noonuccal, was a Australian poet. she published a book of poetry.

there is a lot of imagery used in this poem is used a lot to paint a picture about the aboriginal times and what was happening to them, the imagery used is metaphors, similes, and the five sense. she used them very wisely and they described the scenes very well.

Subject Matter

The poem, she was an indigenous Australian, and the poem is about the oppression and suffering inflicted upon them. this poem is also about the overdue equality and justice sought by the aboriginal Australians, the original and traditional owners of the land. Oodgeroo Noonuccal creates a poem that expresses the pain of dispossession as the Aboriginals return to visit their land. This refers to the fact that they had to give up on their old way of life and let go of the world that used to be theirs. This includes the land where they lived which had been claimed by the European settlers, forcing the natives out.

Tone & Mood

The poet Oodgeroo is speaking out on what her fellow people struggle to find words for: the destruction of culture, tradition, dignity, way of life, and the inhumanity against the traditional owners of the land. This sense of purpose has driven the poet to tell the story known by white man but dismissed. Therefore, the poem is one of despair and depresssion, and with severe mourning.

The mood most suitable to this poem is melancholy which is the deep and long lasting of sadness. At the same time this poem is made with regret and frustration.

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