This is an analysis of the poem Airly Beacon that begins with:

Airly Beacon, Airly Beacon;
Oh, the pleasant sight to see ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abab AbabXAbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 1010101 11101010 1111101 10101010 10101011 10111010 1010101 10101010 1010111 10111010 0010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; airly, beacon are repeated.

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

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