This is an analysis of the poem Breton Afternoon that begins with:

Here, where the breath of the scented-gorse floats through the
sun-stained air,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbab bcdcX efdef XgXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100101110 111 1011110101111101 11 1001110010101 101010110101001 101110011110111 01 101100011010111 111101011010101 11111101110010100 1001001010010101 000111101010111 101110111111111 1 111100101111101 11010111011011100 1011100101001 1001110001101011 011111011110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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