This is an analysis of the poem Charles Augustus Fortescue that begins with:

The nicest child I ever knew
Was Charles Augustus Fortescue....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXbb ccdd eecc ccfgcc fgaa cXhh iiee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,4,6,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 11001010 11010111 01010100 01011111 11010101 01110101 01000101 1110101010 101101110 11110101 10000101 11010101 11000101 01101011 01010111 01000101 01000100 01011111 01010111 01011111 01110100 11110001 110111001 11010101 01011100 11010101 11010101 01010101 110101001 01110101 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; his, he are repeated.

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  • summary of Charles Augustus Fortescue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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