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

We heard the thrushes by the shore and sea,
And saw the golden star's nativity,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbccaaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010111 1101010100 1111011101 0101111110 1111010101 0101011101 1111011111 0111010111 1111111101 1101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 455
  • Average number of words per stanza: 85
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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