This is an analysis of the poem Presentation To The Earl Of Eramosa that begins with:

The rooster posted notices the animals to warn,
That they should meet last evening in the shadow of the ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b a ccaaaX c c a a d X d XX eeccffg hh fi f iiiX i Xg X g Xe f eb e gb g aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,6,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,7,2,2,1,4,1,2,1,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01010100010001 1111110001100 1 10101000110001 111110101010001 101010000010101 111110100010101 111101010010101 0101011111101 0100111100111 111011110001 101011100010101 111010110010100 11011111101010 11011010111 01010 0101010111101 1111011101011110 010111110101 1101110010001 1101010111101 01011100110011 111100101010001 1010101011101 111101010101 11 110101010111 01010001010001 1111111111111 01 1101010111101 1111111110101 1111011100111 111111111101 11 1111010010010 11010101011010 1 111111111 100110 0101010101010 10 11110101010101 1101010111110 1 0111010010011 1101011111110 1 1111010011101 10101010011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 28
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, to, and, nor, cheered are repeated.

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

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