The Man from Snowy River Poem Review Questions

Which poet wrote The Man from Snowy River?

• A. B. (Banjo) Paterson

• Henry Lawson

• R. M. Williams

• Bruce Simpson

In what year was The Man from Snowy River first published?

• 1875

• 1890

• 1912

• 1953

How much was "the colt from old regret" (Stanza 1, Line 2) worth?

• 1000 pounds

• 500 pounds

• 10000 pounds

• 100 pounds

According to the poem, who "made his pile when Pardon won the cup" (Stanza 2, Line 1)?

• Lachlan

• Johnson

• Morrison

• Harrison

Who was the only person to stand up for the man from Snowy River?

• Harrison

• The Man from Ironbark

• Clancy of the Overflow

• Mulga Bill

The poem's hero - who is never named - comes from near the Snowy River. Which mountain does the poem say he lives near?

• Mount Kosciusko

• Bartle Frere

• Snowy Mountain

• Thredbo Mountain

When the men go searching for the wild horses, where do they find them?

• By the big mimosa clump

• On the open plains

• Where two mountain valleys met

• Under the shade of a coolibah tree

What sort of holes could mean "any slip was death" (Stanza 9, Line 4) when riding a horse down the mountain?

• Wombat

• Fox

• Rabbit

• Kookaburra

The line "he followed like a bloodhound on their track" (Stanza 12, Line 2) is an example of what poetic device?

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

The phrase "a dim and distant hillside" (Stanza 11, Line 7) is an example of what kind of poetic device?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration