The Man From Goondiwindi, Q. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BB A BBB A BBBB BBBBB BBBBBB BBBBBBB BBBBBBBBBB C DE| I | A |
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| This is the sunburnt bushman who | B |
| Came down from Goondiwindi Q | B |
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| II | A |
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| This is the Push from Waterloo | B |
| That spotted the sunburnt bushman who | B |
| Came down from Goondiwindi Q | B |
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| III | A |
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| These are the wealthy uncles two | B |
| Part of the Push from Waterloo | B |
| That spotted the sunburnt bushman who | B |
| Came down from Goondiwindi Q | B |
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| IV | - |
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| This is the game by no means new | B |
| Played by the wealthy uncles two | B |
| Part of the Push from Waterloo | B |
| That spotted the sunburnt bushman who | B |
| Came down from Goondiwindi Q | B |
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| V | - |
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| This is the trooper dressed in blue | B |
| Who busted the game by no means new | B |
| Played by the wealthy uncles two | B |
| Part of the Push from Waterloo | B |
| That spotted the sunburnt bushman who | B |
| Came down from Goondiwindi Q | B |
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| VI | - |
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| This is the magistrate who knew | B |
| Not only the trooper dressed in blue | B |
| But also the game by no means new | B |
| And likewise the wealthy uncles two | B |
| And ditto the Push from Waterloo | B |
| That spotted the sunburnt bushman who | B |
| Came down from Goondiwindi Q | B |
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| VII | - |
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| This is the tale that has oft gone through | B |
| On western plains where the skies are blue | B |
| Till the native bear and the kangaroo | B |
| Have heard of the magistrate who knew | B |
| Not only the trooper dressed in blue | B |
| But also the game by no means new | B |
| And likewise the wealthy uncles two | B |
| And ditto the Push from Waterloo | B |
| That spotted the sunburnt bushman who | B |
| Came down from Goondiwindi Q | B |
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| The Evening News Dec | C |
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| This verse was published copiously illustrated by Lionel Lindsay Each stanza had its own illustration | D |
| The pronounciation of many Australian place names can be quite unexpected Goondiwindi is a case in point The town is situated on the border of Queensland and New south Wales on the banks of the Macintyre River and its name is pronounced gun da windy with the main stress on the third syllable a secondary stress on the first | E |
Banjo Paterson
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