This is an analysis of Genoa by Henry Lawson.

A long farewell to Genoa
That rises to the skies,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcbadED fgagfhch aeXeabbb aieihdED bjXjXdED
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Metre: 01110100 110001 101010100 111111 01110100 111111 01010001 111101 11011101 110111 01110100 111011 11010101 110001 01100100 011101 11110100 111101 11110111 11001 11110100 111101 11110101 111101 11010100 111111 11011101 110111 11011111 1010101 01010001 111101 11110101 1100101 11110100 011101 10011101 1100111 01010001 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 40

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Anaphora

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Epiphora

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