This is an analysis of the poem Mamba: (The Bright Eyed) An Aboriginal Reminiscence that begins with:

Canto I.
XXVIII. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bcdXeeffggXhddggddffbbiijjbbcc X ffdddXhhaXffcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,30,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1 01110101 11010101 011111001 10010110 01010001 101101101 010100101 01111101 11110101 11010101 1001110010 01111101 10011101 110100101 01011101 11110101 11011111 11110100 10010001 11011111 110010101 11110001 01001111 01000111 110011101 11010101 110110101 10010101 01110001 010111001 1 010010101 11100111 11010101 11010101 11110101 111110010 11111101 010010101 10100101 010010100 01110101 10010101 11010101 1001001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; that, and are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Mamba: (The Bright Eyed) An Aboriginal Reminiscence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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