This is an analysis of the poem Inside Ayers Rock that begins with:

Inside Ayers Rock is lit
with paired fluorescent lights...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXXbddXcebdfbaXXbXfbXfXeXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110101 011101 1110010010 011011 10101110 1001010100 011101 001010101 01000110 1010011011 10100110010 11010101 10111111 01111101 100100101010 10110100100 101111 011010100 1010110 10101101 1101111000 010100010 010011001 11010111 110110101 01111010 0011011 00101010 1110110 11001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1010
  • Average number of words per stanza: 169
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Inside Ayers Rock;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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