... in itself, as the postcard is a symbolic representation of the distance that the person appears to feel about his connection to Poland. The use of the title text is a direct metaphor for this sense of not belonging. The persona expresses a feeling of regret and anxiety on its arrival. The phrase "Haunts me" is ... a metaphor that indicates his anxiousness. This is the immediate expression of Skrzynecki's constant struggle with having one foot in three different cultures, one being Australian, the other two being Poland and ... Ukraine. The title Post Card is self-explanatory, yet empha...

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... experienced by migrants as outsiders, not accepted as part of a wider community. Thereby, Skyrnecki concludes that cultural connections are imperative (important) in creating a sense of belonging, shown by the metonymy (metaphor) "Nationalities sought each other out instinctively," stressing the need for acceptance as a response to the dichotomous nature of belonging. The human desire to form an authentic (or genuine ... " in a derogatory (insulting) tone and the quote "this is certainly no place for humans" is employed to hyperbolize the alienation undergone by migrants. Miyazaki employ...

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... migrants face in Australia, the sense of being an "outsider " relative to the place is brought out in "A barrier at the main gate ". Here symbolism is used; the "barrier " is a metaphor for their separation from the host society and implies the chance of belonging is limited. What we can see from this poem by Peter Skrzynecki is that there are a number ... ...

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... such as "kielbasa" and "salt herrings," the symbolism revealing the interactions that brings them together due to their traditions. The last line identifies the family as "inheritors of a key " the metaphor alluding to the family's assimilation and naturalisation into Australian society by becoming "citizens of the soil" through the imagery associated with sustenance. However the negative connotations of "when this one ... ...

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