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Resumen de El hombre del río Snowy
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For readers who love a strong story told in rhythm, the Australian bush, and horse chases through mountain country. A welcoming choice for anyone new to poetry.
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The Man from Snowy River is a ballad by the Australian poet A. B. Paterson. It first appeared in a Sydney weekly, the Bulletin, in 1890, and it later gave its name to his 1895 book of verse. Paterson wrote under the pen name The Banjo, and in this poem he turned the talk of the cattle stations into a story of speed, danger and nerve.
The poem tells of a hunt for a runaway colt in the mountain country near Mount Kosciusko. Riders gather from far around, and one unlikely rider joins them. You get a gallop of a story that is easy to follow and easy to hear. Let us begin where the poem begins, with word passing around a station.
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- 1News of a runaway stirs the stationFree
- 2Riders gather for a hard chase
- 3A newcomer from the mountains joins in
- 4A ballad that made a bush legend
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News of a runaway stirs the station
The poem opens with movement at a cattle station. Word has gone around that a colt has escaped and joined a mob of wild horses in the hills. The wild horses are the bush horses Australians call brumbies. The colt is no ordinary animal, because he comes from racing stock, and that is why his loss matters so much.
So the station fills with riders. They come from all around the district, and Paterson makes a roll call of the men and their horses. The point is that this is a community job. Everyone who can sit a horse well and knows the country turns up, because a valuable colt running with the wild mob is a loss for a whole district.
From the first lines the poem sets its pace. The rhythm is quick and lively, like horses moving off at a trot. You feel the excitement before you know who will matter in the story. Paterson wants you to see a place where skill with horses is the highest kind of worth.
Clancy of the Overflow is among those who come to help. Paterson used the name in another well-loved poem, so readers of his verse meet an old friend here.
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Questions about El hombre del río Snowy
What is The Man from Snowy River about?
It is a ballad about a hunt for a runaway racing colt that has joined wild horses in the mountains. Riders gather from far and wide, and a rider from the Snowy River country joins them.
When was The Man from Snowy River written?
A. B. Paterson's poem first appeared in the Bulletin in 1890. It later gave its title to his 1895 collection of verse, The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses.
Is The Man from Snowy River a true story?
It is a work of fiction drawn from the bush life Paterson knew. People have suggested real riders as models, but the poem is a story, not a record of an actual event.
Who is Clancy of the Overflow in the poem?
Clancy is a stockman who comes down to help in the hunt. Paterson also gave his name to a separate poem, Clancy of the Overflow, so readers of his verse know him well.
Is The Man from Snowy River easy to read?
Yes. It is short, has a clear storyline and a strong beat. The action is easy to follow, especially when read aloud.