Analysis of The Dinkum Aussie Block
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
What have we missed? Now he returns no more
We are left with but our blindness to deplore,
But, concentrating on his spats instead,
Missed all the lure of that impressive head.
Caricaturists, gazing at his feet,
Drew little else, and deemed the sketch complete;
Likewise cartoonists, whose gaunt fingers crept
Unconsciously to limn him as they slept.
And we poor Aussies of the rough hewn 'dile,'
Think to salve our vanity the while,
Who said: 'Though we've a gargoyle for a face,
At least 'tis typical of our strong race'
Where are we now? Where is our last excuse
For owning features so unlike a Bruce?
The Bruce, round whom admiring artists flock
Because he owns the dinkum Aussie block.
He kept his block; and keeping it became
A classic type to spread his country's fame.
While we poor groundlings, with our eyes cast down,
Saw only feet to bolster his renown.
Could we not raise our eyes? And now, bereft
Of pride, we've but this consolation left;
Still humble members we - plain as we are
Of that proud race that claims him avatar.
Scheme | AABBCCDD EEFFGGHH IIJJKKLL |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111110111 111111010101 110011101 1101110101 110111 1101010101 101011101 100111111 011110111 1111010001 111101101 11110011011 11111110101 1101010101 0111010101 011101101 1111010101 0101111101 1111110111 1101110101 11111010101 111110101 1101011111 111111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,028 |
Words | 189 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 272 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 63 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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