The Weather Prophet Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EEF| Ow can it rain ' the old man said 'with things the way they are | A |
| You've got to learn off ant and bee and jackaroo and galah | B |
| And no man never saw it rain for fifty years at least | C |
| Not when the blessed parakeets are flyinn' to the east ' | D |
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| The weeks went by the squatter wrote to tell his bank the news | E |
| 'It's still as dry as dust ' he said 'I'm feeding all the ewes | E |
| The overdraft would sink a ship but make your mind at rest | F |
| It's all right now the parakeets are flyin' to the west ' | - |
Banjo Paterson (andrew Barton)
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