This is an analysis of the poem Anna, Thy Charms that begins with:

Yestreen I had a pint o' wine,
A place where body saw na; ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cbcb dbXb eXeb fbfb dXdb gXgbXXfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10110111 0111011 10110111 0101010 01010100 01010010 11001101 0101010 11110111 1100010 11011101 0101010 110101001 1101100 110100001 1111110 10110101 1011010 111111001 1001110 10110101 1111011 11110101 1010110 01111111 0111110 01111101 1110110 10011111 0110110 11111101 0110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, awa are repeated.

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

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