Analysis of Country Towns - Portland
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
Here she hides, an aged dame.
Here she dreams beside the waves.
Ever baulked of modern fame
And the deep-sea trade she craves.
Tall ships, riding at her port,
Waking her to life anew -
Here she hides, and holds the fort,
Hoping yet dreams will come true.
Charming lady, dignified,
Proud, hospitable and kind;
With full half her rights denied.
Here she waits, and calls to mind
Pictures of the olden days
When the whalers, sailing down
To her quiet waterways
Gave first promise to her town.
First came Dutton - half forgot
To establish well her claim
As the land's historic spot.
After him stout Henry came;
Followed Major Mitchell then,
Pushing forward with the task
Still she waits, denied by men
All she has a right to ask.
But Dame Portland is not done;
For her pioneering blood
Yet shall have ambition won,
And her fortunes at the flood.
Tall ships riding at her port
Thriving life about her strand;
She, the storehouse and the fort
Of her fertile hinterland.
Scheme | ababCdcd efefghgh iaiajkjk lmlmCncn |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111 1110101 1011101 0011111 1110101 1001101 1110101 1011111 101010 1110001 1110101 1110111 1010101 1010101 101010 1110101 1110101 1010101 1010101 1011101 1010101 1010101 1110111 1110111 1110111 100101 1110101 0010101 1110101 1010101 101001 101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 948 |
Words | 175 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 190 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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