This is an analysis of the poem That Half-Crown Sweep that begins with:

The run of Billabong-go-dry
Is just beyond Lime Burner's Gap; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcacadXdXeaeX afafgXgX ehehXXiX eieiebXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010011 01011101 01001101 01000101 11010101 01011101 0100101101 11011111 01011101 11010101 111011101 1111011100 1101101 00010001 101001111 110101110 11010101 100010101 110111101 01010101 11110101 101110111 10110111 111101010 01011101 11100101 01011101 111111001 11011101 01010101 010111101 1111010100 01010101 11010101 01010101 11000101 11011101 11010001 11010101 1011101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 372
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of That Half-Crown Sweep;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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