Analysis of the Poem “Genesis”

Bruce Dawe, an Australian poet, has written the poetry Genesis. The verse form compargons the head start of take aim to Adam and Eves expulsion from the Garden of heaven, hence the title Genesis. Dawe has hurtle the context of the poem into a modern day theme. Using the affinity of Adam and Eves loss of purity, he describes how the innocence of children is lost at school. This residue to the story of graven image expelling Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden be pretend they had eaten fruit from the tree of knowledge. In the poem Genesis, children argon expelled from innocence into the bumpy realities of the world by partaking of the tree of knowledge education at school. Dawe has utilise various proficiencys to convey his message across.Throughout the poem, there is an underlying lit crit of what society does to children by sending them to school, leading us to question the cognition of education as provided at school. He has achieved this critical commentary by lightl y incorporating the technique of gentle satire into the poem to attack the gentleman folly. This satire implies that society has not learnt from Adam and Eves mistakes and cond champions the sinful behaviour in the name of education. His idea has been correct forward by the interpretations that God created Adam and Eve, of whom lost their innocence from the tree of knowledge, but society created the cause of the loss of innocence through education.In the lines Ah, what ink-stained webs we weave(1.23), Dawe implies that the adults of society get hold of created a trap (that cannot be untangled) for their children, in their desire for their children to know more, to the highest degree pushing them into losing their purity of heart. This satire has do possible by the technique of irony because the Garden of Eden is supposed to harmonise paradise, but school is far from paradise yet is respected and designated as a good dumbfound by society. The predominating mood created by Dawe is quite paradoxical for he has put forward a serious inner meaning, in an informal manner.The intonate of the poem is cynical and sarcastic, occasionally using wry humour to pronounce the feelings of entrapment and unwillingness of the children Stabbing first flies with new biros (1.8). In the poem you can almost sense the childrens deficiency of freedom when the poet describes them Watching corner-eyed, the sun, No longer at their beck and calling (1.10-11). The school bell has replaced their freedom of tell over the day. Using sarcasm, Dawe describes the different classrooms as prison cells. This implication is made by the words the likes of old lags to whom alls one (1.7). Lag was the name abandoned to a convict in the early days of Australians history and refers to the children who are imprisoned in their classrooms. The fact that all cells look the same illustrates their lack of interest in their classrooms. It all symbolises the loss of freedom.The childrens loss of free dom innocence is shown throughout the poem and is illustrated by examples of them choosing bad over good. Dumping substantial snacks Mum makes, In the school incinerator (1.22) and eating tooth-rotting cakes (1.19) and drinking Mind-destroying Fizzi-cola (1.20). With the help of his cognisant selection of words such as, mincing and cocky he has built up the resourcefulness that incorporates the sense of flirtatiousness and rebelliousness in the students. Other effects of imagery implicate the use of metaphor where Dawe compares the delay of sound from a jet-plane to the delay of concord from the school children when faced by the information in their new text-books.Like jet planes so far above them, Waiting for the sonic exposit (1.16-17). The use of simile is also closely connected with the metaphor, where Dawe compares the difficulty of schoolwork to the difficulty of reaching a jet-plane. Text-book whose right answers loom, Like jet planes so far above them(1.15-16). By usi ng both techniques, Dawe enables the reader to jut out more clearly the poets impressions.The words used by Dawe are intense and image is substantial, yet simplistic. This spares readers of all levels to appreciate and understand his writing fifty-fifty those who do not normally care for poetry. He has accomplished this in Genesis by using sharpen words throughout the whole poem, which allow him to describe ideas promptly and concisely, producing a clear image of his intentions tooth-rotting cakes, Mind-destroying fizzi-cola Along with these compound adjectives his rhyming pattern and regular rhythm futher enhances ease of reading and permits the poem to become almost harmonious.Dawes negative connotations of school, aroused emotions of sadness. This is because I believe the poem speaks of truth of that innocence is lost in school, a place that provides one of the most important aspects to life, education. Dawe has created this poem to comment on the tragedy of the valet de ch ambre race, that is to say, what children have become since Adam and Eve. However, I find that his negative attitudes are not necessarily accurate. Despite my disagreeing view with Dawes beliefs, he has nevertheless been prospered in conveying his intentions to satirise the human obsession with education and the ferocity placed on school learning. He has achieved by incorporating many techniques into his work.