This is an analysis of the poem Father Riley's Horse that begins with:

'Twas the horse thief, Andy Regan, that was hunted like a dog
By the troopers of the upper Murray side, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
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  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 453
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 113
  • Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they, and, to, i'm, his, of, it's, on, for, he, him are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same words and, oh at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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