This is an analysis of the poem The Prophecy Of St. Oran: Part I that begins with:

'Earth, earth on the mouth of Oran, that he may blab no more.' Gaelic Proverb.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 46
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 361
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; his, of, too, and, on, he, that, they, as, with, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, and, with, a, the are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of The Prophecy Of St. Oran: Part I;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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