Set in Rural Australia, The Silo, by John Kinsella, portrays many of the author's thoughts and concerns about the rural Australian landscape and those people who inhabit it. He reveals these feelings through literary techniques including metaphors, personification, enjambment and most importantly, imagery. Some of the themes included within the poem include the isolation of the Australian bush, and the code of silence that exists in rural communities. The ideas within the poem are reinforced through the use of enjambment in the poetic structure.
One of the main themes within The Silo is t…
