This is an analysis of the poem Atalanta In Camden -Town that begins with:

AY, 'twas here, on this spot,
In that summer of yore,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcX adadad eXeXcX eXeXXf cgcgaX dfdfbf eXeXXX eXeXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 011001 101001 111001 10101100111 111101000 101111 1010111 101111 1010110 1111010011 010110010 110001 0110010 111111 1011110 1111110111 1100111000 1111001 11111100 111001 1010010 1111001000 11110001110 1111001 0010010 101001 1010110 101001101 10110101100 111001 111001 111001 001001 111101111101 101001 1110101 0110110 101011 1110010 101001011 10100110100 1110011 10110100 111001 101001000 10100101111 10111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; that, i, by are repeated.

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

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