This is an analysis of the poem Freedom On The Wallaby that begins with:

Australia's a big country
An' Freedom's humping bluey, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbaca defedghg ficigcgc eXjbdkdk Xkbkbhjh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0100110 1101010 11010100 111111 11100101 1101010 1100101010 1101010 11011101 1101010 11011101 1101010 11111101 0101010 11111011 0101010 11010101 1100010 11010110 1110010 11010101 0111110 11010101 0111010 11010101 1101110 11010101 1111010 11111101 0101010 11111101 1111001 11110101 1100011 11110101 1101010 11010101 1111110 11010101 0111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; they, rebel are repeated.

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

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