This is an analysis of the poem Brethren Of The Boat that begins with:

WHEN some of the ancient lineage prate
We brothers listen with a smile,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabac bcb de defbf b abab gbgb a faffb fb fhf hbXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,2,5,1,4,4,1,5,2,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101001 11010001 11110101 01001111 11111111 11010101 11110101 01110001 01111111 110010101 110001001 11111101 11011101 11010101 11010111 11010001 11110101 11010101 10010101 0110101 010111001 11010101 01010001 11010001 110101011 11010001 01011101 11011101 10010101 110011011 01011101 010010001 01011101 11010111 01001101 11010011 10011111 11010101 11011101 01110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; with, and are repeated.

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

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