This is an analysis of the poem The Great Australian Adjective that begins with:

The sunburnt ---- stockman stood
And, in a dismal ---- mood,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaaXX ccbddbX eeXffXX ggbaaXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 100101 10000010 1110 110101 010010 1 110101 1100101 0101110 1110111 01001 11010 1 111111 010101 0111110 111111 011111 010100 1 110001 0111 0111010 110111 010101 1000011 11 01010100010100101101010100 1101101101011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of The Great Australian Adjective;
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