This is an analysis of the poem I'M A-Waiting And A-Watching that begins with:
I'm a-waiting and a-watching for the day that has no end.
For the sun that's ever shining, for its rays that ever blend; ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd Xbee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 001010101011111 101110101011101 101111111011101 101110101010101 001010101011111 101000101010101 101000101010001 1010010100010111 0010101010111010 101110101110101 101110110010101 101011111011111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
- Average number of words per stanza: 48
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 64 (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; for, ever, that's, that, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words for, where are repeated.
The author used the same word i'm at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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