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

The Mountains
A land of sombre, silent hills, where mountain cattle go ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbccc ddd abbbeee fff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,7,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 010 0101101110101 110111001110111 101010010100100101 011011111101101 11111011101110101 1111101011011001 01110111110101 10111101011100101 101110010110100101 01 0111101111010101 10111011111010101 110100101111101 101011011010101 111011111011101 1101011010010101 11101001011011101 1011011010010111 101111111110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 320
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, dead, land, where, of, or are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, or are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Australian Scenery;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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