This is an analysis of the poem The Ghost That Jim Saw that begins with:

Why, as to that, said the engineer,
Ghosts ain't things we are apt to fear;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccc ddeefff ggccXXX hhffaaX ggaaggg XXhhiii ggeXccc bbhhjjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110101 11111101 10110101 11011101 1111 11001 111111011 101110111 011110101 11011111 101010111 101101 1101 111100111 11010101 111110111 1010100101 10100101 1111 1111 111100111 01011111 111101111 100110101 11111101 1111 1111 010111110 1101001011 111100111 110111101 110110111 1101 1111 01111111 111100111 1111111111 10111101 11110101 1111 11111 011110111 11110111 101011101 1010111111 010101100 11111 11101 011011111 1110001111 1011011111 11111111 111111101 1011 1001 1111101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to, i are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Ghost That Jim Saw;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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