uot;It was sad to hear/ The train's whistle this morning/ At the railway station". This shows the emotion of the immigrants as it is referring to the train journeys taken back in Europe and other memories of their homes. This also depicts the series of journeys as they are still emotionally attached to their hometown, however they are starting their new life in Australia. This resembles an inner journey spark by a physical journey. Another resemblance of a journey is that of the poet, witnessing this scene, as he was once in a very similar situation and he is remembering back to when he migrated. This shows him reliving the journey, that he once endured and displays just how that journey led to more opportunities and therefore a series of journeys. The word time is often used during this poem, displaying the poet's use of jargon to commonly depict change. This is a technique used by the poet to present the concept of journey and just how journeys occur through time.
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