This is an analysis of the poem American Poets: Longfellow that begins with:

Like fruit that's large and ripe and mellow,
Sweet and luscious is Longfellow, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbbXXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111110 11100110 010011101 11100100 11100101 01001101 01010110 0100011001 10010101 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 332
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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  • summary of American Poets: Longfellow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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