Narrative Voice in Homecoming

Homecoming Narrative voice plays an important role in conveying the idea of ‘journey’ in ‘Homecoming’ by poet Bruce Dawe. In this free-verse war poem, the idea of ‘journey’ extends itself to cover both the physical and emotional aspects of the subject matter of the poem. Repetition and word choice are of key importance in developing the idea of the physical journey, while techniques such as metaphorical language, historical references and the use of imagery reinforce …

…end, and this use of structure is useful as that it ties up all looses ends. The idea of journey is conveyed in ‘Homecoming’ in an effective and impacting style, through the use of specified language techniques. While the narrative voice is important for establishing the tone of the piece, other devices such as metaphorical language, paradox and word choice are of equal value in this text, to convey the all round idea of journey.