This is an analysis of The First Dingo by Henry Lawson.

The kangaroo was formed to run,
but not from man alone -…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaXaba bcXcbdXd bebebbbb
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
  • Metre: 01011101 110101 01010111 110111 011111000 1101001 01111010 111101 010101001 110111 11111101 110111 11011111 111111 11111001 110101 11010101 010001 01010101 110101 11010101 110101 01011101 010101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 24

Anaphora

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