Colonial Experience Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCCD EEFF GGHH IIJJ KKJJ LLMM NNJJ BBOO| When first I came to Sydney Cove | A |
| And up and down the streets did rove | A |
| I thought such sights I ne'er did see | B |
| Since first I learnt my A B C | B |
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| Oh it's broiling in the morning | C |
| It's toiling in the morning | C |
| It's broiling in the morning | C |
| It's toiling all day long | D |
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| Into the park I took a stroll | E |
| I felt just like a buttered roll | E |
| A pretty name The Sunny South | F |
| A better one The Land of Drouth | F |
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| Next day into the bush I went | G |
| On wild adventure I was bent | G |
| Dame Nature's wonders I'd explore | H |
| All thought of danger would ignore | H |
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| The mosquitoes and bull dog ants | I |
| Assailed me even through my pants | I |
| It nearly took my breath away | J |
| To hear the jackass laugh so gay | J |
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| This lovely country I've been told | K |
| Abounds in silver and in gold | K |
| You may pick it up all day | J |
| Just as leaves in autumn lay | J |
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| Marines will chance this yarn believe | L |
| But bluejackets you can't deceive | L |
| Such pretty stories will not fit | M |
| Nor can I their truth admit | M |
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| Some say there's lots of work to do | N |
| Well yes but then 'twixt me and you | N |
| A man may toil and broil all day | J |
| The big fat man gets all the pay | J |
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| Mayhap such good things there may be | B |
| But you may have them all for me | B |
| Instead of roaming foreign parts | O |
| I wish I'd studied the Fine Arts | O |
Banjo Paterson
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