This is an analysis of the poem The Australian that begins with:

ONCE more this Autumn-earth is ripe,
Parturient of another type. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc bb cc dd ee ff gg hh gg ii hh dd jj kk ll kk ll ll gg ee cc mm kkXll
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 10000101 10011101 01010101 11111101 10010100 01010101 10000101 110010101 011100001 10011101 01010101 1010001 01010111 01010001 01010001 10010101 01011101 10011101 01011100 11110001 11010001 10010100 11010100 11110101 01010111 01000011 1111101 010101010 1111001110 11110101 110111001 11011101 11010000 10010001 11110111 01010011 11010001 01010011 010010111 01110111 01010101 01010101 01011101 01010101 11110101 10101101 01110101 01111101 01010101 101100100 11010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2072
  • Average number of words per stanza: 328
  • Amount of lines: 77
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Australian;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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