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The theme of this poem is the loneliness of an animal. This help convey the theme of solitude. As the ‘old man platypus’ is a lonely creature. Other themes that was conveyed in the poem is happiness. Evident which states of ‘The old man platypus’ being happy is shown in stanzas 2 and 3. The poem display ‘The old man platypus’ for having a wife, son and a daughter. As it was stated in stanzas 3 “With his wife and his son and daughter”, assuming that of ‘The old man platypus” for being happy for having a family. Others evidence that was shown in the poem was “Safe in their burrow below the falls, they live in a world of wonder,” which can conclude that the “old man platypus” is happy for being in a safe burrow. In this poem Banjo mentions many aspects of the bushlands and rivers in the outback, and is trying to convey the beauty of Australia in this poem. Banjo is trying to capture an image of the native Australian wildlife and when mentioning the platypus “plays and dives in the river bends in a style which is most elusive” saying that it is hard to see a platypus and spotted one it’s a rare and special occasion. …show more content…
This music was downloaded from YouTube. The music suited the tone and mood of the poem and made the poem feel more alive. Since the theme of the poem is happiness the music blend well with the poem reinforcing the theme of happiness.
The title of this poem is ‘The Oldman Platypus’ and is written by A.B. ‘Banjo’ Patterson.
The poem is told by the perspective by the narrator.
This poems consist of 5 stanzas, a total of 5 lines and have a rhyme scheme of end
The theme of this poem is the loneliness of an animal. This help convey the theme of solitude. As the ‘old man platypus’ is a lonely creature. Other themes that was conveyed in the poem is happiness. Evident which states of ‘The old man platypus’ being happy is shown in stanzas 2 and 3. The poem display ‘The old man platypus’ for having a wife, son and a daughter. As it was stated in stanzas 3 “With his wife and his son and daughter”, assuming that of ‘The old man platypus” for being happy for having a family. Others evidence that was shown in the poem was “Safe in their burrow below the falls, they live in a world of wonder,” which can conclude that the “old man platypus” is happy for being in a safe burrow. In this poem Banjo mentions many aspects of the bushlands and rivers in the outback, and is trying to convey the beauty of Australia in this poem. Banjo is trying to capture an image of the native Australian wildlife and when mentioning the platypus “plays and dives in the river bends in a style which is most elusive” saying that it is hard to see a platypus and spotted one it’s a rare and special occasion. …show more content…
This music was downloaded from YouTube. The music suited the tone and mood of the poem and made the poem feel more alive. Since the theme of the poem is happiness the music blend well with the poem reinforcing the theme of happiness.
The title of this poem is ‘The Oldman Platypus’ and is written by A.B. ‘Banjo’ Patterson.
The poem is told by the perspective by the narrator.
This poems consist of 5 stanzas, a total of 5 lines and have a rhyme scheme of end