This is an analysis of the poem I Have Been To Hy-Brasail that begins with:

I have been to Hy-Brasail,
And the Land of Youth have seen,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba bcXC Xbcb XdXd XcXC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100110 1010111 1101111 110101 101111 111101 1111110 011111 11111 111111 1001010 1110101 1111110 110101 1111010 101110 0101110 010111 1111110 011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; have, i, me are repeated.

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

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  • summary of I Have Been To Hy-Brasail;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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