This is an analysis of the poem Good-Bye, Little Cabin that begins with:

O dear little cabin, I've loved you so long,
And now I must bid you good-bye!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcd cacaeded ffffXghg cecehihiXfdfdcbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11101011111 11111101 11101011101 10111111 11111001001 11001101 11011001001 01101001 110100011001 11101101 01001111111 111011011 11110011111 11101101 11001011101 11101001 01111011101 01011001 11011001011 11001111 101101011010110 11010001 11001011001 01111001 11011101001 11011011 11111111101 01101001 11011011011 11011011 10111011011 01011011 11111011011 01101111 10101001001 01111001 01101101001 01011001 11101011011 11111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 336
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; you, i've, to, your, and, i are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Good-Bye, Little Cabin;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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