This is an analysis of the poem Song Of Fellowship that begins with:

IN ev'ry hour of joy
That love and wine prolong,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba bc dc d e fe fg hg h i di dj kj k k ak Xe ke X e ie if ifXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101001 111101 010101 010101 110001 1101111 110111 110111 110101 111110 110101 0101001 1101010 111101 0111010 010101 101101 101101 110001 110111 111111 0100111 1111001 1101001 110111 010101 111101 011100 110101 110101 110111 1101100 1001111 011101 110101 111101 111111 111111 111101 010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 25
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 42
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ne'er is repeated.

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

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

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