This is an analysis of the poem The Kalevala - Rune X that begins with:

ILMARINEN FORGES THE SAMPO.
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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbcdefbghdeeefiJXeXebbXbffjeEXXXbXkieebdibelfeffddbfXfmciXbgXXbeXXdXbAiffaefXfXXeXbffXXbNaabeXenXadamobbpnoXmgXeanaXXXnfjgfanEXXbaXXeNjeedXbnbkeXbnkXbkneefbqedXfXekXikaeaekXrdededXXoeneXgrfXXbgXefXXffealeXfeeXffXbeefbeBbeeXobfXXdifFXXfXXXfXieeeXejoenj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,547,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
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  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 8954
  • Average number of words per stanza: 1555
  • Amount of lines: 549
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; his, over, and, never, have, with, from, her, see, thou, my, sang, of, ilmarinen, thy, him, to, went, found, no, wind, on, grinds, should, leave, lest, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words like, makes, over, to, never, on, in, many, with, of, that, from, see, forge, thence, thou, sang, toward, was, at, long, i, round, gives, went, found, sought, came, three, rushes, and, lets, blow, sees, grinds, one, who, should, leave, lest, why, gave are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines wainamoinen, heroes, ilmarinen are repeated).

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