This is an analysis of the poem So Long In Coming that begins with:

When shall I hear the thrushes sing,
And see their graceful, round throats swelling? ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaababA cdcdeaeA efefgXga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 111101110 11110111 011101110 11110101 010101010 11011111 010011010 01110001 111010010 11011111 110101010 11111111 110101110 11111101 010011010 01010111 011111110 11011111 111101110 11110001 110111110 11110011 111011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 312
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; i, and are repeated.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word coming at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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