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NO MORE BOOMERANG

No more boomerang

No more spear;

Now all civilized-

Colour bar and beer.

No more corroboree,

Gay dance and din.

Now we got movies,

And pay to go in.

No more sharing

What the hunter brings.

Now we work for money,

Then pay it back for things.

Now we track bosses

To catch a few bob,

Now we go walkabout

On bus to the job.

One time naked,

Who never knew shame;

Now we put clothes on

To hide whatsaname.

No more gunya,

Now bungalow,

Paid by hire purchase

In twenty year or so.

Lay down the stone axe,

Take up the steel,

And work like a nigger

For a white man meal.

No more firesticks

That made the whites scoff.

Now all electric,

And no better off.

Bunyip he finish,

Now got instead

White fella Bunyip,

Call him Red.

Abstract picture now-

What they coming at?

Cripes, in our caves we

Did better than that.

Black hunted wallaby,

White hunt dollar;

White fella witch-doctor

Wear dog-collar.

No more message-stick;

Lubras and lads

Got television now.

Mostly ads.

Lay down the woomera,

Lay down the waddy.

Now we got atom-bomb,

End everybody.

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Track and Walkabout are 2 Indigenous terms that are used in the context of the 'white civilisation'. Which might showcases Aboriginal people's attempt to maintain some aspects of their culture.

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This line suggests that the new civilised lifestyle is driven by commercialism and selfishness.

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This line indicates the loss of communalism within the new culture and evinces negative connotations about the new commercialised community.

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Oodgeroo implies how the British civilisation has introduced many bad issues within the Indigenous culture, including discrimination and alcoholism.

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A word constantly used By Oodgeroo to convey the racism experienced by the Indigenous culture.

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Through the poem 'No More Boomerang', Oodgeroo expresses her criticism towards the injustice endured by the Indigenous culture, to be forcefully submerged under the white civilisation. Through the use of diction, symbolism and repetition, the poet reinforces the commercialised and selfish nature of the newly civilised community while signifying the loss of a communal culture.

- This poem demonstrates forceful cultural assimilation- that the things the Aboriginal people once had (their tradition and hunting tools) get replaced by white people culture/traditions/customs.

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- 13 stanzas, each consists of 4 lines
- Consistent rhythm
- Free verse
- No particular rhyme scheme
- Chant-like
- Average syllable is 5 for each line
-'No more' and 'Now' are repeated throughout most paragraphs to show comparison.

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- Use of Aboriginal terminology/slang consistently throughout the poem, such as corroboree, gunya, bunyip, woomera, etc.
- Diction gets harsher and more intense, indicating a growing anger and sarcasm as the poem progresses.
- Colloquial diction.
-Indirect anger towards the white colonists.

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- Oodgeroo uses 'beer' to symbolise the issue of alcoholism among Indigenous community after British colonisation. This further emphasises the negative impacts of the new settlers have on the Indigenous people

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-The repetition of No more and Now showcases the contrast between the 'now' and 'then' ways of living, which allows the audiences to visualise how the lifestyle has been changed for the worse and judge for themselves.