This is an analysis of A Digger's Tale by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis.

'My oath!' the Duchess sez. 'You'd not ixpect
Sich things as that. Yeh don't mean kangaroos?…

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Structure

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  • Stanzas: 16
  • Lines: 96

Repeated words/phrases

i, 'er, me, uv, in, you, '

Anaphora

an', i, 'er