This is an analysis of the poem Uncle Ananias that begins with:

His words were magic and his heart was true,
And everywhere he wandered he was blessed. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababaX bcXcbc dedede ededeX fgfgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010111 1101110111 1011011111 1111111101 0101010101 111100 1101010001 11110110001 010001010100 0100010101 1100111011 111101 1101010101 11100100101 0101100011 1101010101 1011110101 100111 1101111101 01001010001 1101010101 1111010011 1001001001001 110101 10010101001 1101010100 1001010011 0100010100 11001111111 011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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  • summary of Uncle Ananias;
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