Uncle Sam To Miss Canada by Robert Kirkland Kernighan: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Uncle Sam To Miss Canada that begins with:

' So this is your birthday, Canuck darling,
Jeroosalem ! but you 're mighty sweet ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
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  • Amount of stanzas: 22
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 58
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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; ', i, to, 'll, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words ', in are repeated.

    The author used the same words ', supposin at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase ' connects the lines.

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