Analysis of Yarrawonga
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
Yarrawonga by herself
Lived too long upon a shelf
She a stolid farmer's wife.
Far remote from modern strife
Drowsily beside her door
Dreamed of hectic days long o'er.
Yarrawonga dreamed in peace,
Watched her flocks and herds increase,
Drugged by wealth she sleepier grew,
Scorned the strenuous and new,
Scorned all haste and modern ways,
Yet oozed contentment all her days.
Yarrawonga now awakes,
And a sudden interest takes
In the schemes of eagr men,
Who'd restore her youth again
Who'd renew a youth half lost
And, at her contentment's cost,
Bring life-giving waters down
To rejuvenate her town.
Yarrawonga soon shall be
Resting in an inland sea
Gazing on a man-made lake
That new fruitfulness hall wake
O'er wide fields where drought has spread
Vague alarm and sudden dread.
Then shall Yarrawonga know
The dignity of years ago.
Scheme | AABBXX CCDDEE CXFFXXGG HHIIJJKK |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101 1110101 1010101 1011101 10101 11101110 1101 1010101 111111 1010001 1110101 11010101 111 0010101 001111 1010101 1010111 01011 1110101 101001 1111 100111 1010111 11111 10111111 1010101 1111 01001101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 813 |
Words | 142 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 167 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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