This is an analysis of the poem Isle Of Wight--Spring, 1891 that begins with:

I know not what the cause may be,
Or whether there be one or many;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaB cdcd efef ghgh agag ghgh gigX fefe jeje iiii keke aaabXabaB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110110 110101110 101011101 1100110 110111010 011101110 110101010 1100111110 11011110 110010101 011101001 010100111 11010111 01110111 11111101 110100101 11010001 011100111 110010111 11010101 11001111 11111101 10111111 11110001 11011111 11011011 1110011 11000100 11111001 11010101 01011101 01010101 01010001 01011011 01101011 01111111 11011101 010111001 01100101 11011111 11010101 11000111 111101001 01010101 11110111 11001110 11100101 11010100 11111000 111101110 101011101 1100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; what, and, which, not, or are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, the, or are repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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