The two poems “The Highwayman”, by Alfred Noyes and “The Man From Snowy River”, by Banjo Paterson both explore the culture and traditions of the countries and times in which they were set. The Australian Man from snowy River was written in the late 19th century while The Highwayman was set in rural England in the 18th century. Both the Snowy River mountain rider and the highwayman are unnamed.
“The Man From Snowy River” has become a legend in Australian folklore. It tells the story of stockmen in the high country near the Snowy River in Australia who are determined to chase and recapture a particularly valuable colt who had escaped. Everyone joined the chase including old Harrison described with the simile “his hair as white as snow”. The Snowy River riders are described in the lines “I have seen full many horsemen since I first commenced to roam” These men were joined by “The man from Snowy River” and together they chased the wild horses over mountains and into gorges. Even these experienced horsemen were forced to give up when they reached the mountaintop. They knew that the ground was full of wombat holes which could…show more content… Some values include love, sacrifice and loyalty along with messages such as jealousy is not excepted and women must be respected. The metaphors such as “the wind was a torrent of darkness”
“The moon was a ghostly galleon”
“The road was a ribbon of moonlight” are used to create images of the Highway man galloping down the lonely roads in the moonlit night.They create a sense of eeriness.
Repetition is also used to convey the sense of the horse riding on the cobblestones- “ the Highwayman came riding, up to the old inn door”. Again, to achieve a sense of the soldiers marching Noyes writes
“the redcoat troops came marching-
- marching—marching King George's men came marching, up to the old
