Analysis Of The Well-Known Australian Poet Banjo Patterson

Do you recognise this man’s face? You see him almost every day when you open your wallet. If you don’t remember allow me to refresh your memory. The face on our ten-dollar bill is the well-known Australian poet, Banjo Patterson. Banjo Patterson was the voice of Australia during the late nineteenth century. He helped us to recognise and acknowledge that we had a unique identity. Good morning Ms Wendell and boys;
Who is Banjo Patterson? Well banjo was Australian bush poet. When reading his poems, you make think that this man was born and breed in the bush when in reality he was a city boy. To this day his work still serves as a tribute to Australians. His father also wrote poetry that was published in ‘The Bulletin’, where Banjo Paterson would

with other lines used with other Similes and metaphors throughout each stanza this creates a more vivid picture of the scenery and personalities in the story. Banjo Paterson used these devices to create a powerful and descriptive visual of the rugged Australian countryside which help to construct a representation of Australians other similes used include. “a stripling on a small and weedy beast", "the stock-whips woke the echoes, and they fiercely answered back". The use of the similes sparks the reader’s imagination.
This poem is written from a distinctive perspective of Australia because it was written by an Australian city lad who was able to connect with the land. We need to ponder his view point of Australia when reading this poem and understand where he is coming from. “The Man from Snowy River” relates to “The Bush Myth” as it explores the historical portrayal and depiction of Australian