Analysis of Charley Turner
Henry Lawson 1867 (Grenfell) – 1922 (Sydney)
When Charley sang of Polan’s Death
‘Twould stir your heart and soul an’
you’d grip your seat and hold your breath.
And want to fight for Polan’
Scheme | ABAC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101111 1111011 11110111 0111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 158 |
Words | 29 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 4 |
Lines Amount | 4 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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