Analysis of Shearer’s Song
Henry Lawson 1867 (Grenfell) – 1922 (Sydney)
The season is over;
The shearing is done;
The wages are paid; and
The ‘sprees’ have begun.
But never a shanty
Gets sight of my cheques;
For far down the Murray
My Annie expects
A heart that is faithful,
A head that is clear,
And sufficient provisions
To last for a year.
| Scheme | ABCBDEDEFGEG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010110 01011 010110 01101 110010 11111 111010 11001 011110 01111 0010010 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 271 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 209 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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