This is an analysis of the poem The Oldest Inhabitant that begins with:
'AND when came I to this town?' did he say!
A question asked for the asking's sake,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme:
- Stanza lengths (in strings):
- Closest metre:
- Сlosest rhyme:
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- Guessed form:
- Metre:
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 837
- Average number of words per stanza: 167
- Amount of lines: 209
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and, life, no, there, of, for, that, it, i, ever, passes, we, you, ye, who, thou, or are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words life, there, whether, and, for, to, a, nothing, only, thou are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ', week are repeated).
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase there connects the lines.
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- summary of The Oldest Inhabitant;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
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