This is an analysis of the poem Australia that begins with:
Australia, my native land,
A stirring whisper in your ear— ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababccc Xdbdeee fgfghhh ijijjjj jgjghhh ccccaaa hahakkk
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101101 01010011 11110101 1101011 11110101 11100101 01110101 01010100 11001101 110100101 01010101 11111101 11011101 11010111 11010101 11010101 11000101 11010011 11010101 11010101 11111101 11010101 11010101 01110101 11110011 11110111 01111101 01011101 01011101 01110001 11010101 11010100 01111001 11011011 11110101 11110101 01000111 01010101 11010101 01011101 11011100 11010101 01011101 11010011 01000111 01001101 11010011 11010011 11110001
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
- Average number of words per stanza: 43
- Amount of lines: 49
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 now, the, and are 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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