This is an analysis of the poem The Irish Dancer that begins with:

Ich am of Irlaunde,
Ant of the holy londe...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 100101 010 110110 10110 11111 010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of The Irish Dancer;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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