This is an analysis of the poem Allanah Rae that begins with:

My dear Allanah,
Great niece I love....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcdXa ecXafeeX gXX Xf ha bgcedgeXchX Xij Xdkbj Xil lX kelkgcfc Xcc eheX eX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,3,2,2,11,3,5,3,2,8,3,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100 1111 011010 111010111 1 1 1011 11011010 1010011111 01011101111 1 111 11 11 11 1000 01011101 1000 11110101 100 1110 11110110 110011001 1 11111 1111111 1101 1111010101 101 101001 111 1011101010 0111010 10 0101110100 11111011001 11 1111111 10101 01111 1111101 1001111 111010110 1111101 11111011 11100111 10110 11011111 11101101 11111 11101101101 1 110100100 1 011001101010 1100 010110111 1101111011111 01011011111 110010 101011 1111 10000 1111001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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  • summary of Allanah Rae;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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