This is an analysis of the poem Written On Cramond Beach that begins with:

Farewell, old playmate! on thy sandy shore
My lingering feet will leave their print no more;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeedXccccffccggaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1111111101 11001011111 0111110101 1111010111 1011011111 1001110111 0101010101 1101011101 11010111001 1101000101 1101011100 1101011100 1111011111 0101110101 11011011001 1111010101 1111001111 0101101101 1101110111 0101101101 1111010001 1101010011 1001010001 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1024
  • Average number of words per stanza: 193
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, thy, when are repeated.

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