Subject matter
Subject matter:
“The Man from Snowy River” is a household poem. The man is trying to get the main colt back to the owner. The man from Snowy River was a man that was hard, tough and wiry.
Theme:
Never judge a book by its cover. As you never know what some people are capable of. The hero, the man from Snowy River, is typical of an Australian. An anonymous, lone and silent stranger who saves the day, exactly the type of stockman the Australian bush is meant to produce. The message of the poem is determination is hard to beat.
Emotions:
During the poem the emotions that gives out is intense, very powerful. When “the man from Snowy River” goes down the hill to get the horse you just sit there in fear of what will happen next if he is going to fall with the horse or make it. It gives a mixture of emotions such a strong poem.
Poetic devices:
Selections of similes such as “Hair as while as snow” and “like a torrent down its bed” were also used together with imagery techniques to create a brighter picture of the set and characters in the story. Banjo Paterson used these devices to create a powerful and expressive visual of the harsh Australian countryside, which help to build a picture of Australia.
Alliteration is also used in “Stocks whip with a sharp a sudden” and “thunder of thread” to make the words gush off the reader’s tongue and make the poem more interesting.
Many metaphors such as “mountain scrub they flew” and “he bore the badge of gameness” are also used to further explain and help with the explanation of the story.
You:
As the reader while I was reading the poem I felt all type of emotions there was courage, risk-taking and as I was reading I wanted to find out more about what happens at the end.
Purpose:
The horseman was an important figure in Paterson's time, and it is understood that this is the kind of life that Paterson wished he could lead. There have been many accusations as to which the man from Snowy River. However, in 1941 Paterson
“The Man from Snowy River” is a household poem. The man is trying to get the main colt back to the owner. The man from Snowy River was a man that was hard, tough and wiry.
Theme:
Never judge a book by its cover. As you never know what some people are capable of. The hero, the man from Snowy River, is typical of an Australian. An anonymous, lone and silent stranger who saves the day, exactly the type of stockman the Australian bush is meant to produce. The message of the poem is determination is hard to beat.
Emotions:
During the poem the emotions that gives out is intense, very powerful. When “the man from Snowy River” goes down the hill to get the horse you just sit there in fear of what will happen next if he is going to fall with the horse or make it. It gives a mixture of emotions such a strong poem.
Poetic devices:
Selections of similes such as “Hair as while as snow” and “like a torrent down its bed” were also used together with imagery techniques to create a brighter picture of the set and characters in the story. Banjo Paterson used these devices to create a powerful and expressive visual of the harsh Australian countryside, which help to build a picture of Australia.
Alliteration is also used in “Stocks whip with a sharp a sudden” and “thunder of thread” to make the words gush off the reader’s tongue and make the poem more interesting.
Many metaphors such as “mountain scrub they flew” and “he bore the badge of gameness” are also used to further explain and help with the explanation of the story.
You:
As the reader while I was reading the poem I felt all type of emotions there was courage, risk-taking and as I was reading I wanted to find out more about what happens at the end.
Purpose:
The horseman was an important figure in Paterson's time, and it is understood that this is the kind of life that Paterson wished he could lead. There have been many accusations as to which the man from Snowy River. However, in 1941 Paterson