Topic – Ben Lawsons poem is about the Australian fires and how he is both sad to see that the problem ever managed to get this far, he is also proud of how hard Australian citizens worked to help raise funds and similar work for preventing further spread of the fires.
Background – The background that Ben Lawson expects you to know before reading/listening to this poem is about the Australian fires.
Why is this a poem? – This is a poem since Ben Lawson payed attention to the diction of his writing so that he could further express his emotions and thoughts through his words.
Stereotypes – The poem talks a bit about how Aussies speak strangely. It also mentions how even though he’s far from home, he still tunes in to watch The hottest of the hundred, and listen top Paul Kelly.
I think the biggest reason this poem is so effective is because you can hear how serious Ben Lawson is about this. Not only in the way he delivers the poem to the audience, but in the poem itself as well. He uses words like “I know I’ve never been so proud. To call myself Australian”. Showing that these are his real thoughts and emotions.
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