This is an analysis of the poem Australian Anthem that begins with:

Maker of earth and sea,
What shall we render Thee?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaaXB ccbaaXb bbbcccb ccBcccb ddbeeeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111 111101 1111 110101 101101 111110 0101 100101 101110 1101 110101 100111 111100 1111 111101 111101 1111 111101 110101 111101 1111 111101 101101 0101 110101 110101 101101 1111 100111 101101 1001 101101 101101 100101 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; hand, heart, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words mighty, here, heart are repeated.

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

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

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