This is an analysis of the poem Mazie's Ghost that begins with:

In London City I evade
For charming Burlington Arcade -...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaBcccb dXdXccca eeebfXfb gdXbddXb ccchdddX iiijkkXj kkXdkkkd ggghlllhXkkkbaaaaB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 11010001 11011101 11010 11110101 01110101 11010101 11110 1001110101 010101010 01010111 11100 11111101 11011111 11010101 11010 01111101 01011111 11101111 11010 11110101 110001010 11010111 11010 01010101 111101011 110111110 11010 11011101 11011111 0111101110 11010 10111101011 101011111 1111001101 01010 01110111 11011101 11010101 010010 111101111 11010101 11110111 01010 1011110111 11100011 110111010 11010 11110101 11011101 11110111 11010 01001111 01010101 11110101 11010 11110101 111010101 11010111 11010 11110101 110011101 11110111 010010 11111101 01111101 01010101 11110 11001101 01010001 11010101 10010101 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 321
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 73
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, her are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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