This is an analysis of the poem The Ballad Of Pious Pete that begins with:

"The North has got him." --Yukonism.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
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  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 539
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 75
  • Average number of symbols per line: 78 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 15
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, in, his, of, him, he, with, could, as, mad, you'd, if, that, they, my, through, came, it, its are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, god, the, so, if, they are repeated.

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  • summary of The Ballad Of Pious Pete;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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