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

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcdefgfgXghgadchehXbbcgeXcXdabcdXCddijcXhhhhekcicgXcleXXjgimEXXXhmEkXlXanXbbeeXXXbbXXXbjgbebXCiBXeegXXXlXeccoXXBiadgebbpdahMleecXXXlEgeXgmjelehXBebbophbeebaXXXXqcdaciokkcrncbXhXXBekcXeooeaeoXXXXeicccbXXjXgrkbXBboopikebXgmghehXXakXoeljheoEeckceXXqEngkkX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,754,
  • 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: 12475
  • Average number of words per stanza: 2154
  • Amount of lines: 756
  • 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; heard, his, mother, me, my, bring, of, to, stream, that, drive, for, i, from, sing, long, took, in, fire, thus, fall, galloped, as, who, or, thy, words, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words heard, on, to, bring, thus, by, name, in, for, that, know, drive, with, hast, there, i, sing, boasting, thou, long, took, tried, like, at, drink, found, ran, move, through, rubs, sees, from, galloped, draws, sent, who, or, words, should are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines thee, me, him, it are repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases wedding, heroes, sharpens, feathers, lying connect the lines.

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