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

The little one-room schoolhousc among the redwoods
Opened its door, a dozen children ran out ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
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  • Amount of stanzas: 840
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 1951
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ', it, you, by, and, of, she, her, come, to, oh, but, nor, they, he, fallen, fern, clare, i, nothing, now, not, had, as, in, kind, many, so, on, them, find, his, you've, all, that, your, remember, no, we, its, eye, one, leader, be are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words its, the, and, she, you, so, you'll, of, come are repeated.

    The author used the same words its, that, the, and, so, you'll, of, she at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines her, ', whispered, earnest, gone, father are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words the, rain, in at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases come, no, you, her, leader connect the lines.

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