In the poem "Sturt's Dreaming," Bruce Lundgren creates a tone full of organization and excitement through language features such as figurative devices, symbolism and imagery to establish the importance and sacredness of the land to the Aboriginal people. And also to capture the nostalgia and deep feeling of anxiety Sturt dreams of in this poem.

The poem is made of two stanzas of irregular length with no fixed rhyme scheme which gives the composer greater flexibility in presenting ideas of Sturt.

In stanza one the poem begins with the character, "Captain Charles Sturt," this phase given to the audience by the composer suggests Sturt's rank. And by mentioning that Sturt is an "efficient explorer" marks an objective tone of the poem, it is a harsh summary of his quality, suggesting practical, satisfactory but not brilliant...