This is an analysis of The World Is Full Of Kindness by Henry Lawson.

The World is full of kindness—
And not the poor alone;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd Ababeeee AbabXfbf AbabXgXg
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,
  • Metre: 0101010 110101 1100110 110101 0101010 110101 1101010 110101 0101010 110101 0100010 110111 1111010 0101010 10111110 110111 0101010 110101 0110010 111101 1101010 1110111 11110011 010101 0101010 000101 1110110 110111 0101100 110001 0101100 111111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 32