This is an analysis of the poem Reflections Of A Proud Pedestrian that begins with:

I saw the curl of his waving lash,
And the glance of his knowing eye,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb dXdX efef ghgh ibib
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100101 10100101 111111111001 10111001 1111001001 1100101 111110101 001011001 111110101 1010110010 10101001001 11001010 010111001 110010011 111100111 11101111 110111111 1111110 1111111001 111011010 1100111101 110010011 1010010111 001011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, your, he are repeated.

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

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