This is an analysis of the poem Song—the Charms Of Lovely Davies that begins with:

O HOW shall I, unskilfu', try
The poet's occupation?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacddB befecbgb gbXbbbab XfbXabcB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111001 0101010 01001001010 1101010 101111101 1111011 11010101 0111010 11011101 1100010 11010110010 0100010 1011101001 1101010 11111111 1101010 010011101 1111110 01010101 0001010 01011111 10101010 11011101 01001010 11010101 01010010 01010101 01010010 11010101 0111010 11011101 0111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

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