This is an analysis of the poem Boston that begins with:

My northern pines are good enough for me,
But there’s a town my memory uprears— ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaaXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101100111 11001110010 0111110101 1110011101 1100111100 0101010111 1101011101 0100010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 332
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Boston;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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