This is an analysis of the poem On Pitz Languard that begins with:

I stand on the top of Pitz Languard,
And heard three voices whispering low, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba c dede c bXbX c eeee abaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,4,1,4,1,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010110 111101001 10111011001 111110101 11 11010111 111111101 111010111 110100101 101 110100111 1111011111 1011111101 111001111010 11 11111111 11101001111 1101111111 00100101111 01110101 10101011001 110111101 111010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; she, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word she is repeated.

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