This is an analysis of Charley Turner by Henry Lawson.

When Charley sang of Polan’s Death
‘Twould stir your heart and soul an’…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 11010101 1111111 11111111 1101110
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4

Repeated words/phrases

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