This is an analysis of the poem Armenian Folk-Song--The Partridge that begins with:

As beats the sun from mountain crest,
With 'pretty, pretty',... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabbcDE cDcffgDE gDghhidX XDaggXde cDcccXXX iDiccXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 01010 10010001 010110100 110101110 110010111 11010 111010 11110101 11010 01011101 11010111 11000101 11110101 11010 111010 11110101 11010 110011101 01010101 010100101 11110101 11010 1110100 11011111 11010 10111111 01001101 11111101 10110111 11010 111010 11010001 11010 11010101 11010111 01110001 11011101 11010 1110100 01001101 11010 01101111 01111111 10011101 11111101 11010 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words ah, the, my, our are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines her, ' are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words partridge, ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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