This is an analysis of the poem T.Y.S.O.N. that begins with:

Across the Queensland border line
The mobs of cattle go;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacaXdbdbXaaaX aaaaXcXc cXcXXaeeX cfcfagag faccabbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,8,9,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 010101 11010111 110111 01010101 010101 0110011111 1111010 1110001001 111101 01010101 010111 1101111100 110101 101111101 11010101 1100 11010101 010101 11011111 110110 01010101 100111 01000101 111101 01110101 10101110 1011100101 10111110 1011101010 010101 101010101 01011101 0100 10111101 110101 11010101 110111 11110100 101111 11010111 110101 10011101 011101 10011101 01010101 010111 110110111 110011101 01011111 1100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 338
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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  • summary of T.Y.S.O.N.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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