Can you give a stanza-by-stanza annotation (including important literary techniques) for Kenneth Slessor's poem "Five Bells"?

Gaia Chandler, M.A.

Literary techniques are specific expressions of language that writers use to create
meaning in their work. These expressions can include figures of speech, such as metaphors, and
sound effects like . In "Five Bells" (1939), Australian poet Kenneth Slessor uses rich
and varied literary techniques to create multiple layers of meaning. Reading the poem closely a
few times is very useful in peeling back these layers to reveal new interpretations.

I can think of three important literary techniques Slessor uses in the poem, the first
of which is the poem's structure itself. Ana poem mourning or
commemorating someone deceasedfor his close friend Joe Lynch who died by drowning, the poem is
structured in a way that deliberately recalls the tension that exists between the two aspects of
time. One aspect of time is its linear nature, which we can call "clock time" and by
which we organize our lives. The other aspect is "memory time," which is nonlinear,
fast-traveling, and...

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