This is an analysis of The Barcoo by Henry Kendall.

From the runs of the Narran, wide-dotted with sheep,
And loud with the lowing of cattle,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdccdbebe XcccbXXXXXdXX
  • Stanza lengths: 13,13,
  • Metre: 001001011001 110010010 11101101101 1010110110 111010110110 11001011011 110010110010 110110110010 01011001001 101101101001 01101011111 111111001011 111001010111 01001011001 01001010 11101011101 1010010110 011110110110 11101011010 110110111111 111010110110 11111001011 111011001001 11011111000 101111101001 11101101010
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 26

Repeated words/phrases

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