This is an analysis of the poem The Indian Lover. Morning Song. that begins with:

O'ER flowery fields of waving maize,
The breeze of morning lightly plays;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdddefffe gGbbgghhgg aaiicXcX ggddjjgG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,10,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010101 01010101 01110111 01110101 11010101 11010101 11010101 010010101 11110101 1101 111101010 0100010010 110101010 1101 110101001 01110101 1010101 1010101 11100101 1010101 101001110 101010110 1010101 11011101 11000101 01010101 11011101 01010101 101101001 010101101 11000101 110101 11110101 01100111 11010101 01010111 11010101 11011001 11010101 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; for, thee are repeated.

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

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

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