This is an analysis of the poem The Emigrants: Book Ii that begins with:

Scene, on an Eminence on one of those Downs, which afford to the South a view of the Sea; to the North of the Weald of Sussex. Time, an Afternoon... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 9727
  • Average number of words per stanza: 1653
  • Amount of lines: 446
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, on, and, to, his, thy, her, from, he, thine, peace, my, that are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words of, the, thy, for, to, are are repeated.

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  • summary of The Emigrants: Book Ii;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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