Clancy of the Overflow
Poem written by Andrew Barton Paterson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Clancy of the Overflow" is a poem by Banjo Paterson, first published in The Bulletin, an Australian news magazine, on 21 December 1889. The poem is typical of Paterson, offering a romantic view of rural life, and is one of his best-known works.
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Clancy of the Overflow | |
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by Banjo Paterson | |
Written | 1889 |
First published in | The Bulletin |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Form | Quatrain |
Meter | Trochaic octameter |
Rhyme scheme | AA–B–CC–B |
Publication date | 21 December 1889 |
Lines | 32 |
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The poem is written in eight stanzas of four lines, lines one and three in a two-feet anapaest with a feminine internal rhyme, and lines two and four in trochaic octameter with masculine rhymes: AA–B–CC–B.