This is an analysis of the poem Country Pubs that begins with:

We know those little country pubs,
By cross-road and by creek,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdcd eebXffXX ghghaiai eeddXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110101 111111 11000111 010101 11010101 010111 010111011 110001 111011110 11111110 1110101 1111111 10010101 01010111 01010101 111111 0010111 01111101 110111001 10101011 10110101 100101001 01110101 11001111 111001110 10101010 1110101 1010101 1010101 1011101 1111111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 271
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; or is repeated.

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  • summary of Country Pubs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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