To Robert Graham, Esq. Of Gartmore by Hector Macneill: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To Robert Graham, Esq. Of Gartmore that begins with:

While strains like these beguile a wand'rer's care,
And fancy's smile unfetters fortune's frown,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eaea dbdX dXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111010101 1101100101 1001010101 01011010111 111110001110 10011100111 11010101010 011101000001 1101011101 0111111111 1100110001 1101010101 10010100101 11110001001 1101110001 01011110010 1101110001 10110101101 10111111010 010101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • 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:

    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; and, ' are repeated.

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