This is an analysis of the poem A Bushranger that begins with:

Jackey Jackey gallops on a horse like a swallow
Where the carbines bark and the blackboys hollo....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa bbcc ccXd ddee ffbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101011010 101001101011 1011110101010 1111100100110 11110111110 111110111110 111111010101 001110101011 100101001010 1111111110 0010100110 01110101011 1000101110010 111011111010 0011110111 10110100111 1010101111010 111101001010 101011101001 111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word he is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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