This is an analysis of the poem July In Georgy that begins with:

I'm back down in ole Georgy w'ere de sun is shinin' hot,
W'ere de cawn it is a-tasslin', gittin' ready fu' de pot;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb cXaa ccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101101010101 101000101010101 1010010010100001 1010010101010110 10100010110111 1111010101010 101110101010001 1010001010111 1100000101010111 11101100010101 111010101111101 111010101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; de, w'ere, an', hot, we's are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words w'ere, an' are repeated.

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