This is an analysis of the poem Orinda Upon Little Hector Philips that begins with:

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Twice forty months of Wedlock did I stay,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbc dadX efef fXfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 0,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101011011 1111100101 1101011101 1110000011 1011111101 1011011101 0101011101 1111010101 11111111001 0101110111 1111110111 1101101100 1111010011 1111111101 110101101 1100110101 1101111111 1101001101 0111010011 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; my, thy are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words , i are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase connects the lines.

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  • summary of Orinda Upon Little Hector Philips;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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