Facets of Australia
The following assessment is a facet of Australian poems chosen which show the Australian stereotypes, well-known Australian milestones and the Australian way of life……………….
The poem “Australia” is written by ad hope who describes Australia as being a "Nation of trees, drab green an desolate grey" that "Darkens her hills". He sees Australia as a country that is bleak and colourless. This resembles the "field uniform of modern wars", where everything is in shades of grey and green for camouflage during the war. This can be interpreted that Australia fades into the background, as the field uniform does to blend with sceanery. Australia to Hope is devoid culture such as songs, architecture and history, "rivers of water drown…show more content… The Man from Snowy River is a classic Australian bush poem that is known in many Australian house holds. The poem has an Australian bush setting of a cattle station near the mountains of New South Wales. The man from Snowy River is about a silent stranger who saves the day and is the type of stockman the Australian bush should have. The poem tells a story of a man who rides down the mountain and retrieves the colt from old Regret that got away. This poem has endured mainly because of its part in Australian folklore and myth-making, with its trope of men succeeding over the environment they endure daily whether it’s out in the bush or in the city. It is also typical of Australian writing in the late 1800’s where it was crucial for the shaping of the ideal Australian man in Australia, and the shaping of the “Australian character and stereotype”. Paterson's male characters were the product of the bush environment such as farmers, musterers, drovers, stockman and horse breakers. Patterson produced characters with strong morals, who were courageous and fit and eligible for the bush life. “The Man from Snowy River” and his famous ride down the mountain became part of a bush
