Tangi
In the poem ‘Tangi’ written by Hone Tuwhare. He describes his emotions at a tangi and a european funeral. He uses 2 techniques that he uses. One is the use of negatives that help add to the poem the feeling of not belonging. And the other technique he uses is the contrasting between the 2 different cultures which he compares the both and accurately describes how he feels at both the funeral and the tangi.
The negatives is a great technique which helps us relate to the feeling of exclusion. When he uses negatives he tells us that he couldn’t relate to the europeans. He uses the quotes ‘I did not meet her’ and ‘nor did I detect her fragrance’ which helped me understand the concept of being unwanted in a european funeral. As the story progresses he then goes on to positive words when he is at a tangi. He used the words ‘heard’ and ‘caught’ which helped him show his sense of closure. By using these positives he reinforces the idea of belonging. These words helped me understand how he felt when he moved on from a european funeral to a tangi.
The 2nd technique he used was the contrasting between and 2 cultures. It ties to the main idea because he feels unwanted, alienated and excluded when he is at a european funeral. He refered to the violets and carnations that bordered the path and of how formal a european funeral is, because he wanted to establish his understaning of what a european funeral is. Near the end of the poem he uses nice quotes like ‘calm vigil of hands’ and ‘greened leave anguish’ to show that the women of his culture sit and bow the heads with green leaves wrapped around their heads. These accurate quotes helps readers understand how different cultures tend to funerals and how they cope with grief which relates to the main idea.
In conclusion Tuwhare uses various techniques in very accurate ways. Negatives helps people imagine a very vivid image of disconnection and exclusion which he then contrasts those feelings towards the tangi where he feels belonged and wanted that Tuwhare experiences at the tangi.
By enty masun
In the poem ‘Tangi’ written by Hone Tuwhare. He describes his emotions at a tangi and a european funeral. He uses 2 techniques that he uses. One is the use of negatives that help add to the poem the feeling of not belonging. And the other technique he uses is the contrasting between the 2 different cultures which he compares the both and accurately describes how he feels at both the funeral and the tangi.
The negatives is a great technique which helps us relate to the feeling of exclusion. When he uses negatives he tells us that he couldn’t relate to the europeans. He uses the quotes ‘I did not meet her’ and ‘nor did I detect her fragrance’ which helped me understand the concept of being unwanted in a european funeral. As the story progresses he then goes on to positive words when he is at a tangi. He used the words ‘heard’ and ‘caught’ which helped him show his sense of closure. By using these positives he reinforces the idea of belonging. These words helped me understand how he felt when he moved on from a european funeral to a tangi.
The 2nd technique he used was the contrasting between and 2 cultures. It ties to the main idea because he feels unwanted, alienated and excluded when he is at a european funeral. He refered to the violets and carnations that bordered the path and of how formal a european funeral is, because he wanted to establish his understaning of what a european funeral is. Near the end of the poem he uses nice quotes like ‘calm vigil of hands’ and ‘greened leave anguish’ to show that the women of his culture sit and bow the heads with green leaves wrapped around their heads. These accurate quotes helps readers understand how different cultures tend to funerals and how they cope with grief which relates to the main idea.
In conclusion Tuwhare uses various techniques in very accurate ways. Negatives helps people imagine a very vivid image of disconnection and exclusion which he then contrasts those feelings towards the tangi where he feels belonged and wanted that Tuwhare experiences at the tangi.
By enty masun
