Good morning/Good afternoon boys and girls aboriginal elders and Mrs. Brown Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet‚ journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life‚ focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas‚ including the district around Bin-along‚ New South Wales‚ where he spent much of his childhood. Banjo Paterson’s‚ ‘We’re all Australians now’ was published in 1915. His largely optimistic and patriotic
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Stories teach us about other cultures or our own by using a variety of techniques to convey important values and messages. “The Man from Snowy River”‚ a powerful poem written by Banjo Patterson in 1890‚ helps us learn about bravery‚ mateship and giving others a fair go in the Australian bushland culture. “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes written in XXXX teaches us about love‚ sacrifice and loyalty set in XXXX. These two examples clearly show how stories can teach us about different cultures. In “The
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music‚ films and foods. The bush was something that was uniquely Australian and very different to the European landscapes familiar to many new immigrants. The bush was revered as a source of national ideals by the likes of Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson. Romanticising the bush in this way was a big step forward for Australians in their steps towards self-identity. The legacy is a folklore rich in the spirit of the bush. Folklore‚ 1790s - 1890s Many Australian myths and legends have emanated
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towards the cattle station‚ everyone wanted to have a glimpse of him. The horseman was Clancy of the overflow‚ everyone knew ‘is name‚ he would ride with pride. Clancy could single handedly steer a heard of cattle and catch a mob of brumbies with ease. Clancy galloped his horse over the last stony hill and took a first glimpse of the cattle station. “Oh mate it’s been a long time” Clancy murmured. It had been
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their discovery of a fulfilled and contented existence. These essential concepts of belonging are displayed within William Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It‚ Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and A.B. Patterson’s poem Clancy of the Overflow. Through the composers’ use of dramatic‚ language‚ poetic and literary techniques‚ we are able to explore the various aspects and ideas which lead to a deep sense of belonging. One of the fundamental concepts of belonging is that to another
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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
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letter to the countryman he/she (probably male but cant be certain) met down the Lachlan because he/she wants to see how his life is going in comparison. The second segment: imagining Clancy‚ what hes doing and where in the country. The third segment being the character comparing his/her lifestyle with that of Clancys‚ and the fourth segment being a sort of conclusion; the character thinking about the effects of swapping
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accompany fiddling‚ which formed the basis for country square dancing. The banjo‚ featured in American Bluegrass and Country music‚ does not have Celtic origins. African slaves brought the tradition of building banjos with them when they were transported to the New World; a tradition that required stretching strings across animal-skin drums. However‚ when musically-inclined inhabitants of the Appalachians got their hands on banjos‚ they used them to play the fiddle tunes that they had learned from the
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African literature From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia African literature refers to literature of and from Africa. While the European perception of literature generally refers to written letters‚ the African concept includes oral literature(or "orature"‚ in the term coined by Ugandan scholar Pio Zirimu).[1] As George Joseph notes in his chapter on African literature in Understanding Contemporary Africa‚ whereas European views of literature often stressed a separation of art and content‚ African
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AUGUST 13‚ 2014 YEAR 10 ENGLISH ASSESSMENT RATIONALE UNIT: THE CHANGING AUSTRALIAN VOICE [NAME REDACTED] GIRRAWEEN HIGH SCHOOL Task Requirements Task: You are to create a representation of TWO of the poems studied in class and an explanation or rationale of your work. In this task you are to consider the values and assumptions underlying the voice in the poems and explore the effect of changing context on those values and assumptions. How you decide to represent these ideas on the
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