This is an analysis of the poem Oswick Owen Myndell that begins with:

So different was Oswick.
All of his life, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XABCacdefccXgfhgXgXefijbkijfXABCjXhdceXhXkf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 43,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100110 1001 11000010 1101011101 1010011 101111 111101 01001010 1101011 11111 11110001100 111100 1101010100 1110 01001 10110 11100 101011110010 1011 110001 10001110111 111011111001 10101010 01010 1110011 1111101111 0111010100110 101010101 1100110 1001 11000010 1101011101 110 0111011 010110011 1010 11001001 10111 10100101 0111 101010 1 100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 222
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; he, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word he is repeated.

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  • summary of Oswick Owen Myndell;
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  • history of its creation;
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