This is an analysis of the poem The Sons Of Ramgaroo that begins with:

To the sons of Ramgaroo
Laughter is taboo...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bbXb cccX ddXd eeXX ffXf ggXg bbgbXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010100 10001 01010101 110111 110101 010111 111111001 110101 1101100 1111010 10101010 100010 110101 110101 11010111 110111 110101 10101 11010101 010100 010001 10110 11011000 110001 1011110 1101010 11010100 1101010 010001 010111 010001010 010001 010010001001001011001010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; and is repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Sons Of Ramgaroo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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