In the poem "A Song of Hope" by Oodgeroo Noonuccal, what are the poetic devices or techniques used, and what effect do they have on the reader (on...

This poem
very clearly conveys hope for a "juster justice," and a "glad tomorrow"; it
conveys hope that the native peoples of Australia will rise above their oppression and be
represented fairly and respectfully both within the justice system and in society. Noonuccal
conveys this hope, as well as the oppression of her people, through a wide variety literary
devices, many of which overlap.

First, she makes many allusions both to the
dark history of subjugation endured by the aboriginal peoples as well as the times before this
subjugation. Mentions of "the years behind you," hope that "shall the past
replace," "to our father's fathers / The pain and sorrow," all refer to a long
era of pain and suffering at the hands of the predominantly white colonial governing class. In
addition, the lines mentioning "juster justice" and "Till hate be hated"
refer to the actual injustice within the justice system and the fact that hate is not hated, but
is condoned and goes largely ignored and...