This is an analysis of the poem Waverley that begins with:
1814-1914
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X abbaabba Xcdcdc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 11 1101010101 1101010001 1101110100 1011110101 1101010011 1101110101 0101011110 0111010100 1011010100 01001000101 1111010001 1101110101 1111010111 11000101000
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
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- summary of Waverley;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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