What does Harwood say about change in her poems

It is here that Harwood focuses on his persona, just about ensuring that the readers get the impression that he is arrogant and entirely self concerned. The only thoughts that can pass through the woman’s head is that her perfect ex-lover is just looking at her in disgust and thinking how lucky he is that he did not end up with her. The woman is left anonymous and unidentified through the use of “She” throughout the poem, which gives it a universal theme. Harwood uses violent imagery and symbolism throughout the poem to accentuate the innocence associated with childhood. The fact that Harwood concludes with the hyperbole, “They have eaten me alive”, which the mother says to the wind, shows the reader that woman are under pressure from society, and that they feel alone in the world. Once again, the poem holds a universal theme as Harwood speaks of “A child” which allows the reader to be more personal and relate it back to their own childhood. oking after herself which is indicated in the line “Her clothes are out of date. Through her poems, Gwen Harwood explores the concept of changing self by combining humor, sarcasm and drama to convey emotions of laughter, deep thought and sorrow in the reader. The line “and felt his voltage fling his hold from his calm age and power” is a powerful line by which the reader explores the concept of a moment, as simple as a handshake between two strangers, changing from an ordinary hand gesture to a life altering moment, “turning his image upside down. His security and sense of pride however, is diminished when he agrees from “indifference” to attend an all girls prize-giving night where he comes into contact with a gorgeous titian haired girl whom is seated “underneath the light” while he is placed “beneath half-hearted blooms” giving the reader the impression that he is not worthy of the spotlight. ” Furthermore, the use of insect imagery places everyone else in the room even further down in his eyes. Harwood uses the titian as the voice of the public who cleverly puts down his sense of pride. Through effective language techniques, in particular juxtaposition, Hardwood contrasts the world of motherhood with that of single life, so as to show the reader what a mother’s life really is, and what it may end up being if she does not take charge of her own destiny.

“Prize-giving” also by Gwen Harwood is a humorous, satirical and sarcastic poem whose intention is not only to point out the stupidity of prize-giving ceremonies and academia but also to show that arrogance, as shown by Professor Eisenbart, in the first few stanzas can be a dangerous personality trait.

Change is inevitable as it is driven by the forces of life, which can neither be delayed nor resisted.