This is an analysis of the poem Lynchers that begins with:

At the moon's down-going let it be
On the quarry hill with its one gnarled tree.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AA bb cc dd ee ff gg hh cc iiXAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110100 1010100111 011100101 1010110101 010110101 1110110101 010100101 011100101 011100101 111010111 01010101 001110111 010100111 011010101 110100101 011100111 010110111 010110111 010110111 010110111 101110100 1010100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

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

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

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