This is an analysis of The Far Future by Henry Kendall.
AUSTRALIA, advancing with rapid winged stride,
Shall plant among nations her banners in pride,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aABBcCXA ddeeffXa eeaaddXa aABBcCXA
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,
- Metre: 01001001011 11011001001 01001001101 11101011001 01101001001 110110001001 01011001110 01001011001 01001011101 11011001011 01001011001 11111011010 11011001101 10011011001 11001001010 0100010011001 010010010001 01011001001 11011011101 01011011001 01011001001 01101101101 1101011001 001001001001 01001001011 11011001001 01001001101 11101011001 01001001001 110110001001 11011001110 01001011001
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 32
Repeated words/phrases
has, of, and
Anaphora
the, when
