This is an analysis of the poem An Old-Fashioned Welcome that begins with:
There's nothing cheers a fellow up just like a hearty greeting,
A handclasp and an honest smile that flash the joy of meeting;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbX aabX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110101011101010 011111011101010 111101111101011 0111010110110 11 110101010100110 111111011101110 110101011101001 010101011011011
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
- Average number of words per stanza: 51
- Amount of lines: 9
- Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 11
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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