This is an analysis of the poem The Fisherman Of Wexford that begins with:
THERE is an old tradition sacred held in Wexford town,
That says: 'Upon St. Martin's Eve no net shall be let down;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabXccdd bbeeffdd fffXbXgg ffhh ffaa ffbb aa aaiijj aaXfaacXXggbbjjbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,4,4,4,2,6,17,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 10110101010101 11101101111011 11000101011101 11110101010101 01110101011111 11110101010101 11001100110101 01010101001101 01011101011101 101010100010001 01011100110101 11110101011111 11110101110111 01011101101101 01110101011111 010001010111011 11110101110111 11110101110101 11111101101111 11010111010010 11001111111101 11011101110111 01110101011011 11110101010101 01010101011101 111000101111101 11010101110001 01011100100111 1110100111010101 01111101011101 11010101011001 01011101011101 11111101111101 01000111110101 11111101110111 01010100010101 01110101110111 01011101010111 10010111111101 01111101011101 11010100110101 11010111010101 010111001110101 111100001100101 010001111001101 101110101100111 101110101011100 01011101010111 101010101011101 11011101010101 1111010110111001 11011101010101 010011010011101 11001101110101 11110101110101 11111111110101 11010100110101 11010100110101 11110111111111 1100101010010101
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 377
- Average number of words per stanza: 69
- Amount of lines: 60
- Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 11
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; wexford, ', cried, and, on, to, they are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, the are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word eve at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase they connects the lines.
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