This is an analysis of the poem Port Burwell that begins with:

About a quarter of a century ago, when Port Burwell was a
busy, thriving place, several friends accompanied me to...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaXabX ccdd eecc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 010100010001111010 101011001010010 010010101110100010 01001011100110 101011011011 101010111100110 1101010100101 00100 01011101 0101001101 1101011 1011110 11110111 11110111 110111001 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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