Bruce Dawe Poetry
Across
- 4. The words and style used in a poem
- 5. When objects represent deeper meanings
- 9. The speaker’s unique style or perspective
- 12. Main ideas explored in a poem
- 15. Commands given in war contexts
- 16. The poet’s stance toward a subject
- 18. A feeling expressed in many Dawe poems
- 19. Critique of buying and materialism
- 20. The organisation of a poem
- 22. Deep sadness often portrayed in war poems
- 24. Technique showing contrast between expectation and reality
- 25. Vivid descriptive language
- 27. Dawe’s cultural and national context
- 29. Understanding others' feelings
- 31. Feelings expressed in poetry
- 32. The reason a poem is written
- 35. A major subject of Dawe's critique
Down
- 1. The readers of a poem
- 2. A group Dawe often writes about
- 3. Humorous criticism of society
- 6. Unfair treatment Dawe highlights
- 7. Cruel or unfair control
- 8. Tool for battle; poem title reference
- 10. Feeling sympathy for others
- 11. Person serving in war; Dawe's subject
- 13. Beliefs important to individuals or society
- 14. Dawe's craft and main form of writing
- 17. Acting in duty, often military
- 21. The people or figures in a poem
- 23. Central focus of Dawe's war poems
- 26. Light or amusing technique
- 28. The mood or attitude in a poem
- 30. Showing objection or speaking out
- 33. Everyday people Dawe often writes about
- 34. Background information shaping a poem