This is an analysis of the poem The American Party that begins with:

Oh, Marcus D. Boruck, me hearty,
I sympathize wid ye, poor lad!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXb cdcdd XXaee cbcbb XdXdX fgfgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110110110 11011111 011110010 01010010 10111101 110101100 11110111 11101100010 11001011 101001011 0101101100 11101111 111111010 10001001 11101001 1010011010 01001001 1101101100 10100001 01110001 011110010 11101001 110010110 11011001 11001001 010010011 11111001 110010011 01011011 11111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ye is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).

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