This is an analysis of the poem Samuel G. Ogden, Esq., that begins with:

Died at Astoria, New York, April 5th, 1860.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X Abbbcbbb Adbdcbeb fgbgbahX hbibibfb XXXXefcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100111011 010100111 110111 01010011 110101 010101100 110111 01010101 111111 010100111 1101001 01110111 110111 11010101 010101 11000101 100101 11111100 110111 10110111 010111 11110110 011101 11110011 110011 11110111 010111 011111001 010101 110111010 1101001 110100101 101101 110010101 110101 010101001 111010 010010101 101101 11011101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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