This is an analysis of the poem Australia that begins with:

WHAT can we give in return
For her beauty and mystery ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaacb daeeaa dacbaa Xfddff daggaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001 10101100 0100101001 11110101 100101 100110100 111101 1100101 11010111 010100001 110111 11011101 101101 001111 010101101 11110100 1101101 11010101 1110001 100101 010101001 11010101 010001 01010011 101111 1100111 11001101 01010001 100101 11100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1075
  • Average number of words per stanza: 160
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Australia;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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