An Australian Advertisement Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFEF GHIHJKJK LMLMNONO| WE WANT the man who will lead the van | A |
| The man who will pioneer | B |
| We have no use for the gentleman | C |
| Or the cheating Cheap Jack here | D |
| We have no room for the men who shirk | E |
| The sweat of the brow Condemn | F |
| The men who are frightened to look for work | E |
| And funk when it looks for them | F |
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| We ll honour the man who can t afford | G |
| To wait for a job that suits | H |
| But sticks a swag on his shoulders broad | I |
| And his feet in blucher boots | H |
| And tramps away o er the ridges far | J |
| And over the burning sand | K |
| To look for work where the stations are | J |
| In the lonely Western land | K |
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| He ll brave the drouth and he ll brave the rain | L |
| And fight his sorrows down | M |
| And help to garden the inland plain | L |
| And build the inland town | M |
| And he ll be found in the coming years | N |
| With a heart as firm and stout | O |
| An honoured man with the pioneers | N |
| Who lead the people out | O |
Henry Lawson
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