In your answer you will be assessed on how well you:
■ demonstrate an informed understanding of the ideas expressed in the text
■ evaluate the text’s language, content and construction
■ organise, develop and express ideas using language appropriate to audience, purpose
and form
Question 7 (continued)
(c) Kenneth Slessor, Selected Poems
Through its portrayal of human experience, Slessor’s poetry reinforces the significance
of remembrance.
To what extent does your interpretation of Slessor’s poetry support this view?
In your response, make detailed reference to at least TWO poems set for study.
The prescribed poems are:
– Kenneth Slessor, Selected Poems
* Out of Time
* Five Bells
* Sleep
* Five Visions of Captain Cook
* Sensuality
* Elegy In A Botanical Garden
* Beach Burial
