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

later be published and continue his father’s legacy. Through his poems The Man from Snowy River and The Man from Ironbark, Patterson views Australia through his varying representations of bushmen and the Australian identity of these men.

The Man from Snowy River views bushmen as tough, masculine country folk. This poem one arguably one of Banjo Patterson’s most famous poem. It can be seen micro-printed on the five-dollar note. The poem tells the story of a valuable horse which escapes and the princely sum offered by its owner for its safe return. All the riders in the area gather to pursue the wild bush horses and cut the valuable horse from the mob. But the country defeats them all, except for 'The Man from Snowy River'. His personal courage and skill has turned him into a legend. Throughout this well-known poem Patterson uses many poetic techniques to emphasise his portrayal of the Australian outback and the bushmen that roam there.
“There was Movement at the station, for the word had passed around that the colt from old regret had got away.” The very first line of this poem evokes a sense of adventure and excitement. Banjo Patterson uses imagery to successfully tell his stories.
“And the stock horse snuffs the battle with delight.” Banjo Patterson uses Onomatopoeia throughout certain parts of his poem. Without Onomatopoeia the reader would be unable to construct their own representation of Australia.
Banjo Patterson also used similes and metaphors such as During the second stanza Banjo writes "And he raced him down the mountain like a torrent down its bed" this was used as an imagery technique to help create a more vivid image for the reader, presented as a narrative to this particular poem, it plays a very significant role throughout the history of Australia and powerfully exemplifies Australians and our culture during the 1890’s.

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

culture

When comparing “the man from snowy river” to “The man from ironbark” it’s clear that both poems have the same theme behind them. Australian Identity one is more serious while the other looks more upon the old classic Australian humour.

Poem 2:
The man from Ironbark

The man from Iron bark tells the story of the man from ironbark who enters a barber shop where he is wanting to get a trim. The barber decides to play a joke on and places the razor into boiling water and pretends to cut the man from ironbark’s throat. Unfortunately for the barber his place gets wrecked and the joke back fires.

The Poetic techniques he used throughout this poem are Repetition, Metaphors and a rhyming scheme to help present the story. Within every eight stanzas there is a number of rhyming words. He does this to embark the funnier side to the poem. Banjo repeats a number of words like “Murder Bloody Murder” he does this to emphasize the importance of that particular line. Banjo also uses Metaphor’s to compare what he is saying to other objects or being’s an example of this is when he says during stanza … “you blessed murdering shark”. With the combination of these poetic devices and use of old Australian Slang, Banjo Patterson successfully creates a poem that looks more upon who we are as Australians and it gives more insight about what life was like during the 1980’s.

After analysing both poems, it is clear that Banjo his view of Australia is seen as somewhat … (NEED HELP WITH CONCLUSION)