This is an analysis of the poem On Jordan's Banks that begins with:
On Jordan's banks the Arab's camels stray,
On Sion's hill the False One's votaries pray, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabb ccXd ddee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 1101010101 1110111001 0110011101 11101111101 1111010101 1111101101 11010001010 1011011101 1001011101 10010101001 1111011101 1111010011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; on, thy are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words on, there, how are repeated.
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