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

Earth's mightiest isle. She stands alone.
The wide seas wash around Her throne,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabbb ccc ddd eeX aaa fff ccX ggg fff ccc fffXggg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011101 01110101 11011101 00010101 11011101 11010101 01111101 01010001 01111111 11100111 111100101 11010001 111111110 1111010010 01010001 01010101 11010101 010101001 11010111 01010101 11010101 11010001 11111111 11110100 00110111 110000111 11010101 100101001 01010101 01010101 110110000 010010101 01010111 00010101 01111111 010111001 00010111 11000101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; s, to, her are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, her, to are repeated.

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

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

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