This is an analysis of the poem Don Juan: Canto The Fourth that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: abababcc dededeff gfgfgfhh aiaiaijj fbfbfbkk Xhlhlhee mnmnmncc ekenenaa cdcdddnn nononoee nbnbnbnn cjcpcjqq blblblff rprprpbb dfdfdfpp bpbXbpbb djdjdjcn mcmcmohh eaeaeapp opopcpee elelelnn efefefjj ebebebnX ejejejhh jmpmjmoo ojojojjj eaeaeajj poXcXcmm ihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
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  • Amount of stanzas: 117
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 350
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 936
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; i, of, they, have, to, their, and, for, in, one, her, be, it, them, she, like, 't, with, his, there, not, nor, no, he, you, some are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words 't, the, they, and, his, o'er, her, some, in, of, with, how are repeated.

    The author used the same words and, she, but, 'as, i 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 juan is repeated).

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

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