This is an analysis of the poem Will He No Come Back Again? that begins with:

Royal Charlie's now awa,
Safely owre the friendly main;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaAAba cdcXAABA XbabAABA eaeXaABA fXfdAABA eaeXAABA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110 1010101 10010101 1111101 0111101 0111101 10101100 10111101 10010101 1011101 10010101 1010110 0111101 0111101 10101100 10111101 01110101 11010101 01111101 11111111 0111101 0111101 10101100 10111101 100110101 100100101 11110101 01111101 10111101 0111101 10101100 10111101 10010101 10010101 1010101 1110111 0111101 0111101 10101100 10111101 1010111 1010101 110100101 0101111100 0111101 0111101 10101100 10111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, no, come, back, again, he are repeated.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word again at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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