A Cider Song by Gilbert Keith Chesterton: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem A Cider Song that begins with:

To J.S.M.
The wine they drink in Paradise ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abcccb aXaaaX accccc Xdcccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01 01110101 110101 11010001 00011101 11110101 110101 01110101 110100 01010101 11110101 01110101 010111 01110101 110101 0101010 0101110 1111010 111101 0110011 001101 010010101 01010010 10101010 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words it's, the are repeated.

    The author used the same word the 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 herford is repeated).

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