This is an analysis of the poem The Waubigoon that begins with:

Three Red Men near it sat and sang,
While past their feet the Waubigoon ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX a bc dX X cX X e ccX e cfX X ghX g heh b cfX d cbX eg cg cg cX fc eX dcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,2,2,1,2,1,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,2,2,2,2,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110111 11110100 010100101 110100111 10010111 11110101 11010100 10111111110 010101111 11000101 11110100 1111111101 11100101 01110101 11011100 111010101 11010101 111011101 11010100 111001111 01111111 10010111 01011100 111010101 11010111 11010111 00010101 110110011 11010101 01010111 01110100 111011111 11011101 11111101 11010100 11011111 01110101 01110100 11010101 11110101 01110111 11011111 01010100 11011101 11010001 01010101 10010100 10010111 11010101 111011101 11010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 26
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 68
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Waubigoon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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