This is an analysis of the poem Two Aboriginal Songs that begins with:
Korindabria, korindabria, bogarona, bogarona. Iwariniang
iwaringdo, iwariniang, iwaringdo, iwariniang, iwaringdo,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XXXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
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- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 342
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; iwariniang, iwaringdo, boomelana, nianga, buddharo, yibbilwaadjo, croilanga are repeated.
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