This is an analysis of the poem Behold The Hour, The Boat, Arrive that begins with:
BEHOLD the hour, the boat, arrive!
My dearest Nancy, O fareweel!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaX bcbc dcdc cccX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010100101 110101100 10111101 11111111 10111011 11010111 10110101 11110101 10010101 11011111 01010101 11011101 100110010011 101110110 11111101 111111110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.
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