This is an analysis of the poem Impromptu On Carron Iron Works that begins with:

WE cam na here to view your warks,
In hopes to be mair wise,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 010011 11011101 010101 11110111 1101111 11110111 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; to, your are repeated.

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  • history of its creation;
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