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Shelby De Fazio Caitlin Donnelly Valona Flamuri Alex D'Azzena The man from Ironbark, struts in a barber shop, a shave is his request a joke what he gets.What happens that sends the man from Ironbark in a state of fury? A timeless Banjo Paterson classic. (shelby)
 * The **** man **** from Ironbark by Banjo Paterson  **
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__Humorist-__ A person who is skilful in the use of humour, as in writing, talking, or acting. Eg: My dad is so humorist he makes me laugh. Repartee - A quick, witty reply. Eg: I replied repartee when Max asked me the question. Tote - To carry, as on one's back or in one's arms//:// to tote a bundle. Eg: I found a small puppy and tote it in my arms. Toff - A stylishly dressed, fashionable person, esp. one who is or wants to be considered a member of the upper class. Eg: I saw a very toff person in the streets. Livid – Having a discoloured, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails. Eg: I woke up one morning there was a Livid on me knee. Lark – Any of various similar birds of other families, as the meadowlark and titlark. Eg: I saw a lark outside my window. Swine – The domestic hog. Eg: That person is so swine. Chaps – A pair of joined leather leggings, often widely flared, worn over trousers, esp. by cowboys, as protection against burs, rope burns, etc., while on horseback. Eg: those chaps are looking fine on you. (alex)  In "The man from Ironbark" the barber plays a practical joke on the man from Ironbark. The joke is taken to seriously and the man from Ironbark is, at first distraught and angry, but then after learning what actually happened, he lies and brags about his survival. Firstly, some jokes are taken to far and aren't very funny for the victim, this happens alot in reality and second, don't beleive everything that people tell you, lots of people twist the story to make it more extravagant and to brag even more. (Shelby)  the connection between the story and the outside world is that its set at a barbers shop and we have them in real life. When the man from Ironbark takes the barber’s little joke seriously and trashes his store and hits the barber relates a lot to real life because there are some angry troubled people in the world just like that who needs to take a chill pill. (valona)  The barber is obviously a man begging for attention or a little bit of laughter, like most people these days that have a boring job like the barber. Many people in reality set jokes whether they are funny, mean or just silly, but this joke was just a practical joke that was taken too far. there are many occasions where a joke is taken too far or has been totally misunderstood, so although this story is just a little bit farfetched it is connected to real life and what might happen if you are not careful with jokes, or what you and who you believe. (caitlin)   The writer turned a normal story into a rhyming poem, which made the story more interesting to listen to. Not many people have the talent or patience to be able to write a rhyming story, because it takes alot of time making sure all the words rhyme, but also having the story make sense. The man from Ironbark was furious with the barber because the barber tricked him into believing that he had cut his throat. The barber just wanted to add a bit of humour to his boring job that he had to do, which was shaving men’s beards. Beards are now really popular in Ironbark because everyone is too scared of what may happen if they go to get their beards shaved, so instead of taking the risk they let their long flowing beards grow wild. The author wrote this story a long time ago (in 1892), so the language he uses is very old school, which makes the story more appealing since we no longer use that language. The circumstances in the story al also very old-fashioned because back in those days they would go to a barber to get their beard cut with a knife but now days the men usually it themselves. (Caitlin)  Para 2 pg 100: The barber is descibed thoroughly as small, flash and fancy. When it says "he smoked a huge cigar" it paints a grand picture of the barber in our heads. He is described as funny and it says that the barber was keen at repartee. Which means that he has quick and witty replies in conversations. The last three lines of the paragraph tells us that the barber has a bet with the kids out the front of the his shop and said "I'll scare this man from Ironbark" This paragraph gives us an insight on the barbers wit and humour. When the barber has a bet with the kids out front, this tells us that the barber is a bit scheming. (shelby) (Paragraph 8 pg 101) this is the last paragraph, which is the conclusion. The writer tells the reader what the future will be. He tells us that the man from Ironbark brags about his tough neck and amazing escape. Although it is thought that not many people believe the man from Ironbark and his cocky bragging story, but that doesn’t change the fact that people are now too scared to get their beards and whiskers shaved by barbers, seen long flowing beards are all the go after that incident in Ironbark. no one is certain whether it is a fact or a made up story but the citizens of Ironbark take no chances with barbers anymore. (Caitlin)  The setting of the story all takes place in a small, old fashioned barbers shop in Sydney town. We only have limited detail in the setting because the author wants us to focus more on the conflict between the barber and the man from ironbark. We already get the idea that it’s set in the barbers shop because the man from ironbark goes there for a shave. (Valona)  (shelby) (Valona) (Caitlin)
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 * Q1. What did the writer do to make the story more interesting?**
 * Q2. Why was the man from Ironbark so angry with the barber?**
 * Q3. What was the whole point of the joke?**
 * Q4. Why are flowing beards so popular now up in Ironbark?**
 * Q5. Is the style of writing in this story modern? Why?**
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Alexandra D'Azzena Shelby De Fazio Caitlin Donnelly Valona Flamuri