Distinctive Voices †A.B. Paterson Poetry Essay

A number of characteristic voices are used in Clancy of the Overflow by A.B. Paterson to paint an evocative picture of Australian society and to juxtapose images of the Australian shrub against images of life in the city. The purpose of this poem is to highlight the unique characters of the Australian bush and to allow the reader to romanticise with the Australian bush. The pervading bill of the poem expressed by the clerk narrator is envy of the pleasures he imagines Clancy to experience living and working in the bush and derision of aspects of the city. The distinctive voices in the poem include the clerk narrator, the laconic character of Clancy, the shearing mate, the bush and finally the city.Paragraph 2 Explain the distinctive voices of Clancy and the shearer and what they convey rough the Australian bush (focus on craftsmanship/techniques and effect).Paragraph 3 Explain the distinctive voice of the clerk narrator and what he conveys about the Australian bush and life in the city (focus on craftsmanship/techniques and effect).Paragraph 4 Explain the distinctive voice of the bush and how it is used in a supportive way to reinforce Patersons view (focus on craftsmanship/techniques and effect).Paragraph 5 Explain the distinctive voice of the city and how it is used in a negative way to reinforce Patersons view (focus on craftsmanship/techniques and effect).Summary (Conclusion) a final statement about the use and effect of distinctive voices in this poem.