My Australia
They are the speaker and author of My Australia
Who is Sara Mansour?
This person is the titular City Boy
Who is Mantra?
This type of poetry is defined by the way its delivered orally to audiences, and is used in City Boy and My Australia
What is spoken word?
The author of the poem was born on this festive date in 1933
What is December 25th?
Mr Mandich goes for this North London-based Football team
What is Tottenham Hotspur?
This Western Sydney Suburb is the setting of the poem
What is Punchbowl?
What is Red Room Poetry?
"You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout… " is an example of this poetic technique
What is anaphora?
This is the correct spelling of the author of the poem
What is HYLLUS MARIS?
This eastern European nation is known for its beaches, being the runner up at the 2018 World Cup and is where Mr Mandich's family is from
What is Croatia?
Who are the Western Sydney Wanderers?
This word is used more than any other in the poem, except for I, of course.
What is More?
What is enjambment?
What are gnarled gumtree, softly singing or dust-devils?
This Randwick-based University is where Mr Mandich learnt his craft.
What is the University of New South Wales?
This and this are two of the food and/or drinks mentioned in the poem
What are Lebanese Coffee, Barbeques, Tabbouli, Tomato Sauce, Pavlova, Knafeh, Pho, Zaatar OR Tahini? (List Two)
This word fills in the gap: I love the ______ beauty of its concrete gutters.
What is grotesque?
"The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plains" is an example of this poetic technique
What is assonance?
In the poem, the persona claims to be many things through an extended metaphor, two of these examples are this
What is the land, the snow, the river, the snow, the wind, the falling rain, eagle, crow and snake that glides or Australia
This name is shared by a famous jazz musician, a spider-related hero and Mr Mandich's canine pal
What is Miles?
These two infamous events are referenced in the poem
What are the Lindt Cafe Siege and Cronulla Riots?
The penultimate line of the poem is "I always been a city boy." but the final line is this
What is "But maybe my nature needs nourishing"?
From smallest to largest, these are the three words to describe parts of a poem
What is a word, a line and a stanza?
This poem was published in the Women of the Sun collection in what year?
What is 1985?
Depending on the day, this group of students range from being Mr Mandich's third favourite to first favourite class
What is 9E.2?