This is an analysis of Rain In The Mountains by Henry Lawson.

The Valley's full of misty cloud,
Its tinted beauty drowning,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efef ghgh
  • Stanza lengths: 8,4,4,
  • Metre: 01010101 0101010 01010101 0101110 01010101 0101010 110010101 1101010 01000101 1101010 01011101 1111110 11010111 1101110 10010101 0111010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

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