This is an analysis of the poem London River that begins with:
Half a score o' sailormen that want to sail once more,
Cruising round the waterside with the Peter at the fore!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbb ccaXa bbddd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1011100110111 10101000010101 1011100010101 1010101010111 1010101110101 101110011101 101010110101 1011100011101 110010111101 1100101110101 1011100110101 101110101010111 1011100111101 111010100010101 10101010100101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
- Average number of words per stanza: 51
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 10
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.
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- summary of London River;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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