This is an analysis of the poem A Fine Sight that begins with:

I reckon the finest sight of all
That a man can see in this world of ours...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbaba cacadXde fgfgeaea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110010101 1011100101 10101101001 101111010110 1011100101 1111011111 0110110111 0110111101 1110110101 1011111101 11111110111 11111100101 1111100101 111101110 0101101101 1111111101 1111111111 001011111 1010110111 1111111101 1111110111 1110111101 11111000101 1100101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 364
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, ye, that, an', o' are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words or, an' are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of A Fine Sight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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