This is an analysis of the poem Mount Vernon that begins with:

A call—and to Woman !
A voice from the sod... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdcdXbcbaeae fagafgaggcbcfece gbfbaeXegcbcXeee fhfhbacaXdbdahah
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,16,16,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010 01001 110010 01001 010010 11101 010011 111001 010011 11101 010010 11101 010010 11011 110010 11001 010010 01001 010010 01101 011111 010010 011010 010110 111110 01001 1100010 0101010 011010 01001 1110100 01001 110110 11001 111010 11011 110010 11001 110010 11011 110010 11011 110011 01001 111010 11101 111010 01001 110111 111001 110011 01001 110010 11011 0110010 01101 1011100 11011 1010110 01011 1010010 01010 011010 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 379
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, no, and, the are repeated.

    The author used the same word a at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Mount Vernon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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