This is an analysis of the poem St. Patrick's Day In The Morning that begins with:

Oh, where is the lad that's far away? . . .
And what of the one who sails the sea? . . ....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaB cccB dddB eeeB fffB gggB aaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110011101 110011101 110111101 11010010 11010111 101111101 1010100110 11010010 10111011 01111101 11011101 11010010 11010111 11011101 110100101 11010010 11111101 10111011 010100101 11010010 11101111 0011110101 101111101 11010010 100100101 1111100111 1110101101 11010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • history of its creation;
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