This is an analysis of the poem 'We'Re All Australians Now' that begins with:

Australia takes her pen in hand
To write a line to you,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd XeXe fgfg fbfB dede bbbb bhbh ghgh cccc abab acac XcicXdbiB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 010101 01110101 111101 01011101 010101 11010101 110101 01110101 111111 01011101 1100101 01011111 010101 01111101 010001 01110001 111101 11110101 110101 11111101 110001 01110101 111101 11010101 010101 11010101 011101 01010111 010111 11111101 111101 010010101 01011 11110111 111111 01110101 100101 11111111 0100011 11110011 110101 11011101 110101 11110101 110101 11011101 01010 11111000 111101 11111100 111101 10010111 010101 01001100 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; to, you, and, fight, on are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, from, we're, the, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of 'We'Re All Australians Now';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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