Anya+Dhariwal-Coutts

= **//Australian Beach Life Perspective //** =

====**I chose this image because it is a picture of 'Bondi Beach' in Australia. It is a good example of a very beautiful, natural and diverse beach in Australia. It represents my focus because it shows how chilled out and relaxed beach life in Australia is. It also gives the observer a good idea of how lots of people live like in Australia and how layed back they are. In this image, you can see how busy Bondi beach in particular can get. Australia is mostly well known for their beaches and their natural beauty. It is an endless choice of which beach to head to. Beaches in the city area and towns are quite popular and are usually crowded with tourists, city people and amateur surfers looking to 'cool off' and take things easy. You can also see that there are quite a few apartments and houses around the beach area. This is something you see pretty much on almost every beach in Australia. People like to live near the ocean because most of the inland in Australia is desert. When it gets really hot, the heat is described as 'unbearable'. So Australians prefer living near water, where they can take a break and enjoy a natural ocean breeze as well.** ====

= Life's a Beach = = ﻿By Theresa Ann Curnow =

** **like my body** **sticky with lotion** **sweet smelling** **of heat glazed days** **The sun takes my sigh** **to the sea** **of turquoise stillness** **of blue paradise** **tipped with white** **And my fingers, they trail** **a lazy path** **across golden grains** **to my glistening skin** **brushed by rays** **Eyes closed and lips parted** **I offer myself** **to heat and salty air** **body languid on soft** **and moving grains** **The sun caresses gently** **like a lover** **while lapping waves touch** **outstretched toes** **kiss their way upwards** **I smile as my body sinks** **into blue oblivion.** ||
 * **On a hot day, there's nothing better than lying on the beach...** ||
 * **The sand is hot beneath me,**

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The poem 'Life's a Beach' gives the reader an idea of beach life in Australia through the use of imagery. For example, the line: '...the sea, of turquoise stillness, of blue paradise' gives the reader a visual image of what the beach might look like. It also demonstrates how beautiful the beaches in Australia are. =====

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The poet also uses a variety of adjectives to describe the beauty the beaches, which are very descriptive and effective; for example 'golden grains' and 'glistening skin'. These adjectives make it although as if the reader is there at the beach. This shows how well Theresa Ann Curnow has put together different adjectives. =====

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Another way in which Curnow describes the beach life in Australia, is she uses a wide range of vocabulary which perfectly describe the beaches in Australia. The different words that are used in the poem really fit well and gives the reader a very clear visual image in their head. =====

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The vocabulary, literary techniques and sentence structure makes the poem interesting to read and keeps the reader thinking. The text reveals the true identity of Australian beaches to be naturally beautiful and unique. =====

__**The first paragraph is analyzing a poem called 'South Melbourne Beach Volleyball' by Lee Emmett**__ __The second paragraph is analyzing a short story called 'Bay of Angels' by Tim Winton__

This text supports a stereotype, because it describes and shows the reader what a typical day at the beach might be like in Australia. There are a few lines in this poem that shows Australia is very laid back and chilled out. The poet uses different literary techniques such as imagery, onomatopoeia and rhyme to make the poem more effective. **'...dad pushes toddler on swing **

**//some kids on plastic slide //** **//Sand gets into everything' //** This is part of a verse from the poem which has a good example of imagery. The poet has put certain words in a way which it will give the reader a visual representation of toddlers and small children playing in a play ground, and how they don’t have a care in the world about how sandy they get.

**//'shout hooray' //** **//'clap, 'more!' //** These are examples from the poem which show onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is a type of literary device used when the sound of a word gives a sense of it's meaning.

The words that have been used show what the atmosphere must be like on the beach in Australia. //The two texts that I have analyzed, both describe Australian beach life in a different way. Yet they both tell the reader that beach life in Australia is very laid back. However, the both have different types of techniques and vocabulary which have been used. The second text (Short story) which I chose to write about has a good use of literary techniques such as, imagery, similes and metaphors. // **//'...freeway traffic glittered…' and '...fires and the smell of cooking prawns…' //** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in;">There are certain parts in the short story which have very good examples of imagery. Such as the lines above. The second line gives an idea of what people do on the beach; mostly in the evening. Australians enjoy their barbeque's //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">An example of a simile which has been used, would be: // **//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">'Full-bellied yachts were passing; they floated by like light and music.' //** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in;">This shows the reader that the yachts that sail by in Australian rivers, move along very gracefully, as if they were specs of light flowing along to calm music.

**//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">'The sky was the color of sleep.' //** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in;">This is line from the short story shows a good example of a metaphor. A Metaphor is a comparison made where one thing is said to be another. In this case, the poet has described the sky as the 'color of sleep'.

<span style="display: inline !important; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif;">This may mean that the sky was pitch black. //

=**Visual Representation**=

<span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-US; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 2.88pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"> This excerpt from the famous Australian TV Series ‘Bondi Rescue’ has very good examples of stereotypical Australian beach culture. It is known by most people as ‘Australia’s most famous playground.’ This may be because it is the biggest beach in Australia where everyone, including tourists and locals spend their time relaxing and taking it easy. But not only does this TV series show the good and fun sides of Australian beaches (Bondi in particular), but it shows the negatives of beaches. <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-US; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 2.88pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"> Safety is a big issue on busy beaches such as Bondi. Which is why there are always well-trained life guards on duty on almost every beach. They are there to make sure people are being safe, but having fun at the same time. <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-US; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 2.88pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"> The lifeguards on big beaches in Australia are very distinct. They are well spotted anywhere at anytime, because of their uniforms. The Australian lifeguards are recognized by their red and yellow uniform which is accepted by the International Life Saving Federation. By wearing the red and yellow uniform, the lifeguards are then easily visible to beach users on a busy day.

Anya,


 * Well done in the end you located some very good texts like Tim Winton
 * You have analysed some literary techniques in detail
 * However, don't forget to always link back to the overall representations of Australia that the author is trying to depict
 * You needed to provide some more discussion of the intended effects on readers
 * You needed to refer to more visual techniques in your analysis of the Bondi rescue episode

Overall, a very good effort

Anya, your introduction to your topic is very well detailed. Your anaylsis mentions and describes the literary techniques very well, but the visual techniques lacked a bit. However, I like your anylisis of your poem as you constantly give examples and an explanation after you make your point, this shows you know what you are talking about. Overall, I think you did a great job with the anylisis'.

Chelsi