This is an analysis of the poem In The Harbour: Memories that begins with:

Oft I remember those I have known
In other days, to whom my heart was lead... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacddcdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110101111 0101011111 1101011111 11011100101 0101110011 1101011111 01011101101 10010010101 1001001010 1101010011 10010010101 11011100111 10110110101 1101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 571
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with, and are repeated.

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