Um, anything from Lord of the Rings?
(I'm actually not a poetry person but I love all the poems in LotR anyhow...)
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| Author: | Seer of Endor [ August 22nd, 2010, 5:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | The Man From Snowy River and Narrative Poetry |
When I was a kid, I used to love a movie called The Man from Snowy River, and today I found out that it was actually based on a poem by an Australian poet named Banjo Patterson. I found an online version of it and read it to see what it was like. I was thoroughly impressed, it's a really good story. I'm not the biggest fan of poetry (even though I write it), but this poem was actually pretty good and I would definitely recommend it to yall. Now it's your turn, what's your favorite narrative poem? In Christ, Jordan |
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| Author: | Celestria [ August 23rd, 2010, 8:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Man From Snowy River and Narrative Poetry |
The Man From Snowy River is one of my favorite movies! I was rather surprised to find that it was a poem. Hm... I don't know if I I have a favorite narrative poem. I wrote one a while ago called "The Play", but I guess your own poetry doesn't count. |
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| Author: | Melody Kondrael [ August 23rd, 2010, 9:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Man From Snowy River and Narrative Poetry |
Um, anything from Lord of the Rings? (I'm actually not a poetry person but I love all the poems in LotR anyhow...) |
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| Author: | Willow Wenial Mimetes [ August 23rd, 2010, 1:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Man From Snowy River and Narrative Poetry |
I ADORE "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes.
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| Author: | Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ August 24th, 2010, 6:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Man From Snowy River and Narrative Poetry |
Wow! Totally blow me over with a breath and scoop me up with a leaf! I had no clue this movie was based off of a poem. I'll have to read that before school starts...I'll let you know what I think. As far as narrative poetry, I'm also not much of a poetry guy but I read some King Arthur poems last year for Lit that were pretty good.  I already forgot their names, though.eruheran |
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| Author: | Elanhil [ August 24th, 2010, 7:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Man From Snowy River and Narrative Poetry |
I love that movie!!! And 'wow' to it being based off a poem...that's amazing!!! I'm not (surprise, surprise) a big poetry fan either, but I like Silverstein's poems. (I know most of them aren't narrative and I probably butchered that poor man's name.) BTW, does anybody know the name of the poem that goes like this: 'I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me. What could be the use of him is more than I can see...' |
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| Author: | Melody Kondrael [ August 24th, 2010, 7:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Man From Snowy River and Narrative Poetry |
I believe that poem is by Robert Louis Stevenson, but I could be wrong. If you google the words, I'm sure their title will come up. I can't remember either - I know I had it a couple times in school but the title escapes me.
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| Author: | Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ August 24th, 2010, 9:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Man From Snowy River and Narrative Poetry |
I'm pretty sure he did write it, Melody. But I can't remember what the title was. eruheran |
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| Author: | Seer of Endor [ August 24th, 2010, 10:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Man From Snowy River and Narrative Poetry |
One of the reasons I started this thread is because reading this poem helped me realize some of the powerful stories that we as readers can miss out on because of our disinterest in poetry. |
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| Author: | Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ August 24th, 2010, 9:34 pm ] |
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Yes. Poetry seems to convey something that 'normal' writing doesn't. I really enjoyed reading through that poem and seeing how so many of the images are so much stronger (because they are poetry) than they actually are in the movie. eruheran |
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| Author: | Varon [ August 30th, 2010, 2:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Man From Snowy River and Narrative Poetry |
"The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Tennyson is my favorite poem, along with "Sea-Fever". "The Defense of the Alamo" by Joaquin Miller is also really good. |
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| Author: | Seer of Endor [ August 31st, 2010, 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Man From Snowy River and Narrative Poetry |
Varon wrote: "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Tennyson is my favorite poem, along with "Sea-Fever". I was waiting for someone to say "The Charge of the Light Brigade".
"The Defense of the Alamo" by Joaquin Miller is also really good. |
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| Author: | Varon [ September 3rd, 2010, 7:14 am ] |
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So was I, but I got impatient. |
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| Author: | Seer of Endor [ September 4th, 2010, 12:16 pm ] |
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I haven't read it, but I've heard of it a time or two before and was wondering when someone was going to mention it. |
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| Author: | Varon [ September 18th, 2010, 11:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Man From Snowy River and Narrative Poetry |
You should definitely read it. |
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| Author: | Airianna Valenshia [ September 28th, 2010, 4:57 pm ] |
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No way, that movie was based off of a poem? |
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| Author: | BushMaid [ December 18th, 2010, 4:36 pm ] |
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Haha, I knew the poem existed way before the movie! Maybe because it, like I, am Australian. Here's the poem: http://uqconnect.net/~zzdmcana/Man_From ... _poem.html Banjo Patterson is one of the most prolific Australian poets. I love the Man From Snowy River movie though! It is my all time favourite. Did you know that every actor in that movie (Except for Kirk Douglas who plays an American) are all australian? I think that's awesome!
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| Author: | The Bard [ January 1st, 2011, 12:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Man From Snowy River and Narrative Poetry |
Sorry but that is one of the worst movies i ever sat through.... (I can't figure out why people like it.) |
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| Author: | BushMaid [ January 1st, 2011, 1:00 am ] |
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 wow... well, I guess it all boils down to personal opinion! I thought it was epic.
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