This is an analysis of the poem Orstralia that begins with:

Orstralia – Orstralia
We think of you each day...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbcbXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100100 110111 100100 11111 11010010 100101 11011111 1111101 100100 111001 0100101010 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 311
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; orstralia, we are repeated.

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

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