This is an analysis of the poem The Wasp And The Hornet that begins with:
THE two proud sisters of the sea,
In glory and in doom!--... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd Xeeeffff gdgdbebe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01110001 010101 110010100 1110001 01110101 0110001 111101001 111101 110111010 110111 01010101 110111 01010111 110111 11010101 010111 01010111 110111 010101001 111101 110010101 110101 11010101 011101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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; of is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, no are repeated.
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