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Oodgeroo Noonuccal, an Australian poet, uses her work to convey the
aspects of Australian experience. Noonuccals poems mainly focus on
her own perspective of the culture and beliefs of the both the
Indigenous people and white Australians, the racial
discrimination that the Aborigines suffered and the Indigenous
people's spirituality. Oodgeroo uses language and poetic
techniques such as colloquial language, metaphor and
repetition, to portray these aspects.
'No more Boomerang' compares the differences between the
two unlikely cultures of the Aborigines and the white
Australians. The composer uses colloquial language along with
many Aboriginal terms and slant for example, "No more
corroboree, Gay dance and din," to create a closer relationship
to the reader, allowing them to relate to the text as the
language is familiar to them. Readers can differentiate between
the two cultures with the repetition of the two juxtaposing
phrases, "No more..." and "Now..." which emphasises the
Aborigines' culture vanishing while the white Australians'
culture rising. "And work like a nigger / For a white man
meal,"uses enjambment to highlight the juxtaposing ideas,
"and work for a nigger", conveys the low standards of living of
an Aborigine using colloquial language while "For a white man
meal", portrays the high standards of living of a white
Australian using formal language. Noonuccal uses a variety of
language and poetic techniques in this piece to convey the
culture of the Australian experience.
Racism is conveyed in 'Son of mine', it implies of the ungrateful
deeds which the white Australians have committed. The
alliteration of the 'h' sound in this context, "I could tell of
heartbreak, hatred blind," creates a mood of sadness as the 'h'
sound creates a soft and silent sound, which symbolises how
the Aborigines felt when they were victims of racial
discrimination. Oodgeroo uses juxtaposition in the phrase,
'When lives of black and white entwine," to contrast between
the Indigenous and the white Australians, in terms of their race
and colour. The idea of "black and white" which refers to the
Aborigines and white Australians juxtaposes with the idea of

these two cultures being able to "entwine," meaning creating

peace with each other, this emphasises the poem's underlying
message, which is for a world of equality. In this poem,
Noonuccal uses poetic techniques to portray the racial
discrimination of the Australian experience.
'We are going,' conveys the spirituality of the Aborigines. It lists
the many belongings of the Aboriginal culture that make up
their identity. "We are the old sacred ceremonies, the law of the
elders. / We are the wonder tales of Dream Time, the tribal
legends told," the metaphors used, compares the Aborigines to
the sacred objects that define them, this conveys the strong
connection between the Indigenous people and their
spirituality. The repetition of "We are..." emphasises that all the
objects listed, create the identity of the Aborigines. The phrase
also uses inclusive language, making the reader feel connected
and able to relate to the text. A repetition of the word "...gone"
juxtaposes with the repetition of metaphors, it highlights the
Aborigines identity being taken away, as all the metaphors
listed are said to be "gone," it symbolises the Aborigines
becoming insignificant. The Aborigines' spirituality is portrayed
in this poem, 'We are going' using poetic and language
techniques.
Oodgeroo Noonuccal uses a variety of both language and
poetic techniques, such as, slang and symbolism to portray the
aspects of Australia. The aspects conveyed, are the culture of
both the Indigenous and white Australians, the racial
discrimination of which the Indigenous people undergoes and
the spirituality of the Indigenous people.