This is an analysis of the poem Isaac And Archibald that begins with:

(To Mrs. Henry Richards)
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 247
  • Amount of lines: 418
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; i, s, and, of, you, so, that, have, your, it, comes, to, think, me, had, he, well, him, we, old, his, them, how are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, to, that, and, you are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines them, breeze, here are repeated).

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  • summary of Isaac And Archibald;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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