This is an analysis of the poem Kerosine Bay that begins with:

‘Tis strange on such a peaceful day
With white clouds flying o’er,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabab cdcXXX dbdbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 011101 11011001 110001 010111001 110101 110101110 010101 110101110 010101 11011111 110100 11110101 110101 11110111 110101 11010011 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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