Kenneth Slessors' poetry consists of both techniques and themes that are used to convey a desired message, and to allow the viewer to connect emotionally and physically with the poet or poem. Slessor has been successful in balancing the requirements of both themes and techniques. However, through the use of techniques such as alliteration, metaphor, assonance, personification, simile, emotive language, contrast and strong imagery, Slessor is able to portray deep and powerful meanings in his poems.
             In Slessor's poem 'Out of Time' he sets the tone for the poem in the first few lines. He achieves this by personifying Time, whilst using language such as
             "flowing like the hundred yachts"
             to create imagery of water – hence time, flowing consistently, and sets the scene.
             In the first two to three stanzas- and throughout the poem, Slessor uses repetition, personification, strong visual imagery and contrast to stimulate the imagination and to allow the viewer to connect physically and mentally to the poem. However, as the poem progresses, Slessor ensures that techniques are not used purely to stimulate imagery, but to express a desired meaning that the viewer can relate to and identify. For example
             "So water bends seaweed in the sea,
             The tide goes over but the weeds remain".
             We can visualise this occurrence and therefore connect more deeply with the poem and poet.
             Throughout the poem Slessor keeps to the theme of flowing like the sea, and does not use unnecessary words or phrases that do not relate closely to the theme. He does not address numerous topics in "Out of Time", as the main emphasis and concentration is on time and its' power, or lack of it, and its' characteristics.
             Ambiguity is used throughout the poem to address different perspectives that can be drawn out by the viewer, and to allow the viewer to grasp various messages and meanings from the ...