This is good in many ways. You focus on the question and provide some effective
and detailed analysis of individual poems. What seems to be lacking, however,
is a paragraph that pulls all the separate threads to together. Perhaps this
could be the real function of your conclusion. What broadly, is he amused and
frustrated about?
1. Sometimes Gladness ["Sometimes Gladness"- book title]
2. with the apparent Australian culture. [what apparent - slightly awkward
expression]
3. spendature [expenditure]
4. Dawe conveys his outrage and his frustration concerning violence, child
abuse and abused women. “ …battered women (laced with children’s
blood).” A strong sense of frustration for the treatment of the underprivileged
is apparent when Dawe refers to “rent hikes, a food voucher for the many
hidden hungry an door key to signify the homeless.” Dawe expresses his
frustration at the government’s spendature when he uses an extreme contrast
in the gloomy negativity of society to the materialistic, well off government
image.“ a colour-shot of a billion dollar Parliament House.” Dawe
uses sarcasm to reveal his frustration and anger towards a society conditioned
to lies. “ Bureau of Statistics showing things are getting better all
the time.” Dawe emphasizes [vary the way you open your sentences]
5. I think your conclusion could be stronger.
Grade C/B.