This is an analysis of the poem A Boy And His Dad that begins with:

A boy and his dad on a fishing trip-
There is a glorious fellowship!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aabbccbb ddeeddff bbgghhee ddiiffAa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0110110101 100100101 101110101 1011100101 1010110101 0010110101 1010100101 1010100101 110110101 011011101 1010100101 0010100101 10101001 0010101011 1010100101 111011101 10100111 0100100101 1110100101 1010110101 10100100101 10111101001 1110101111 1111100101 1110011101 100100101 1100011101 1010111101 1111101101 1110100101 0110110101 10010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 325
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • 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; and, he, i are repeated.

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

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