This is an analysis of the poem Sister M. B.’s Arrival In Montreal , 1654. that begins with:

It is now two hundred years and more
Since first set foot on Canadian shore...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabb ccddee aXffee gghhdd cchhee aaaacc iijjjj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 001110011 1111101001 111100111 011111001 01011101 101011101 01011001 1010010101 011100101 1100101101 110101101 101010101 110101101 0100111010 010110111 010110101 10111001001 01110101 0101100101 111111001 100100101 11001001101 1001111111 010100101 101100101 010100101 010110101 0101001101 100001101 110101100 111110111 001010101 1111011011 010100101 100101101 110110111 1001101101 010100101 111111111 010100101 0100101101 01001111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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