Analysis of Breaking The News
Joseph Furphy 1843 (Yering, Victoria) – 1912 (Claremont)
Johnny's drowned — here's his clo'es
Where he's got to, we dunno;
Sure enough, he never rose;
So we thought we'd let you know.
Gosh! the fright has knocked us flat —
Here's his shirt, an' here's his hat.
Never seen him since he plopp'd,
Jist a'side the big red-gum;
So, thinks we, poor Johnny's copp'd —
All so suddent! — ain't it rum?
Must be snagg'd among the roots —
Here's his pants, an' socks, an' boots.
Simplest thing you ever seen —
Only just a common swim —
Cripes! it might as ready been
Me or Bill in place o' him!
Try to snake him out, I s'pose?
Anyway, we fetch'd his clo'es.
Scheme | ABABCC DEDEAA XFXFAA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101111 1111101 1011101 1111111 1011111 1111111 1011111 1010111 1111101 111111 1110101 1111111 1011101 1010101 1111101 1110111 11111111 101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 610 |
Words | 117 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 141 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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