This is an analysis of the poem Otter Hunting In Ribblesdale that begins with:

Through yon little planting, by yonder streamside,
Where Ribble's sweet waters flow softly and wide,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaBB aacc ddBB ccXX bXbB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11101011010 11011011011 101101101101 01001011101 11011001101 11111001001 11101001001 101111001001 1111111111 01101101011 101101101101 01001011101 110110011001 11101011011 111011010011 11001001101 01001011111 11101001110 110001101001 01001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; hear, with, up, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word 0 is repeated.

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