This is an analysis of the poem Hughley Steeple that begins with:

The vane on Hughley steeple
Veers bright, a far-known sign, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcb cdcdcece fgfghehe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111010 110111 1111010 111101 1011010 010111 1011010 110101 0101110 010111 0111010 110101 1101110 110101 1101010 010001 0101110 0101001 0101010 011101 1111110 010111 1111010 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, the are repeated.

    The author used the same word to at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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