This is an analysis of the poem The Down-Hill Track that begins with:

The dawnin' of prosperity
Recalls (said old George Jones)... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbcb deXeXfXX adadgcgc aeceXfdf
  • 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: 01000100 011111 11110111 011101 11010101 111101 10010100 100101 110000010001 00101010101 10100011110001 101110111 1111111111 10110010101 1011101011100010 1110111 11111111 111101 01011111 1100111 01010011 011101 11011101 111101 110111010101 00101010101 1101011110101 101110111 1011110111 1111100111 1111111010111110 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 323
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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  • summary of The Down-Hill Track;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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