The Rush To London by Henry Lawson: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Rush To London that begins with:

You’re off away to London now,
Where no one dare ignore you,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaBcBC dadaBcBC ececbcbC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 1111011 01010111 1101011 10110101 0101010 11110111 1101110 11010101 1111011 01110111 1101011 10110101 1111010 11110111 1101110 01010011 0101010 10100101 1101110 11010101 0101010 11110111 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; you is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word going at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of The Rush To London;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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