This is an analysis of the poem Lovely Polly Stewart that begins with:

Chorus.—O lovely Polly Stewart,
O charming Polly Stewart,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaba XaXaB XaXaB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101101010 1101010 110101101 1111111 010010101 1111010 11110101 0101010 11010101 11111111 0101111 0101001010 1101010 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; it is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines stewart is repeated).

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

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