Analysis of Australia
Francis William Lauderdale Adams 1862 – 1893
I SEE a Land of desperate droughts and floods:
I see a land where Need keeps spreading round,
And all but giants perish in the stress:
I see a Land where more, and more, and more
The demons, Earth and Wealth, grow bloat and strong.
I see a Land that lies a helpless prey
To wealthy cliques and gamblers and their slaves,
The huckster politicians: a poor Land
That less and less can make her heart-wish law.
Yea, but I see a Land where some few brave
Raise clear eyes to the struggle that must come,
Reaching firm hands to draw the doubters in,
Preaching the gospel: 'Drill and drill and drill!'
Yea, but I see a Land where best of all
The hope of Victory burns strong and bright!
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1101110101 1101111101 0111010001 1101110101 0101011101 1101110101 1101010011 010010011 1101110111 1111011111 1111010111 1011110100 1001010101 1111011111 0111001101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 673 |
Words | 133 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 15 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 529 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 130 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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