Sir To Celebrate Anzac Day Analysis

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Poetry is used to passionately express one’s thoughts, beliefs, and feelings on life. This has been a transcendent form of expression for centuries, and still has great influence over people’s ideologies. Damien Morgan wrote the poem Sir to celebrate ANZAC Day. Not only does it express the national pride associated with the day, but it implies that Australian society has changed the way it celebrates and respects this tradition. Since the landing at Gallipoli, Australia has celebrated ANZAC Day. Through the years, the celebration of ANZAC Day has changed, one of the reasons for this change is the influence of the media. The poem reflects positively on this social change. The influence of media inspired nationalism into the hearts of the people, especially for this day. This and the constant respect and pride for this day reflects in the poem using figurative language. This encourages the audience to continue the national pride and the traditions of ANZAC Day.

ANZAC Day is celebrated across Australia, to honour those who have fought in wars both past and present. It is all about respecting the brave ANZACs who fought for our country. Even though, ‘Popular opinion towards ANZAC Day began to decline in the post-war period and was continued until the beginning of the 1980s’, (Source 1), it quickly grew in popularity over the …show more content…

The social changes of ANZAC Day are reflected positively in Damian Morgan’s poem Sir. The poem expresses that despite the change within society, the unaffected, well-kept ANZAC Spirit will transcend throughout the ages, for it is the bases of our nationalism. This is evident with Morgan’s use of imaginative language that represents the pride, respect, and gratitude the nation has for this day and the service people involved. With poetry’s influence, ANZAC Day will continue to spread the nationalistic pride to all Australians throughout years to