Analysis of Galloping Horses

Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)



Oh, this is the week when no rhymster may rhyme
On the joy of the bush or the ills of the time,
Nor pour out his soul in delectable rhythm
Of women and wine and the lure they have with 'em,
Nor pen philosophic if foolish discourses,
Because of the fury of galloping horses.

Galloping, galloping thro' the refrain -
The lure and the lilt of it beat on the brain.
 Strive as you may for Arcadian Themes,
The silks and the saddles will weave thro' your dreams.
Surging, and urging the visions aside
For a lyrical lay of equestrian pride,
 For the roar of the race and the call of the courses,
  And galloping, galloping, galloping horses.

This is the week for the apotheosis
Of Horse in his glory, from tail to proboscis.
That curious quadrupled, proud and aloof,
That holds all the land under thrall of his hoof.
All creeds and conditions, all factions and forces,
All, all must give way to the galloping horses.

Galloping, galloping - sinner and saint
March to the metre, releasing restraint.
If it isn't the Cup it's the Oaks or the Steeple
That wraps in its magic the minds of the people.
Whether they seek it for profit or pleasure,
They all, willy-nilly, must dance to the measure.
 The mood of the moment in all men endorses
 The glamorous game and the galloping horses
Galloping horses - jockeys and courses
They gallop, we gallop with galloping horses.


Scheme AAXXBC DDEEFFCC GGHHBC IIJJKKBCCC
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1110111111 101101101101 111110010010 110010011111 11010110010 011010110010 1001001001 01001111101 111111001 01001011111 1001001001 101001101001 1011010011010 010010010010 1101100010 110110111010 11000101001 11101101111 110010110010 111111010010 1001001001 1101001001 1110011011010 110110011010 10111110110 111010111010 011010011010 010010010010 1001010010 110110110010
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,339
Words 247
Sentences 12
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 6, 8, 6, 10
Lines Amount 30
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 266
Words per stanza (avg) 61
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 02, 2023

1:14 min read
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Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis

Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis, better known as C. J. Dennis, was an Australian poet known for his humorous poems, especially "The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke", published in the early 20th century. Though Dennis's work is less well known today, his 1915 publication of The Sentimental Bloke sold 65,000 copies in its first year, and by 1917 he was the most prosperous poet in Australian history. Together with Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson, both of whom he had collaborated with, he is often considered among Australia's three most famous poets. While attributed to Lawson by 1911, Dennis later claimed he himself was the 'laureate of the larrikin'. When he died at the age of 61, the Prime Minister of Australia Joseph Lyons suggested he was destined to be remembered as the 'Australian Robert Burns'. more…

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