This is an analysis of the poem Chant-Pagan that begins with:

ENGLISH IRREGULAR, DISCHARGED
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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:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 393
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 81
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; there, ye, an', of are repeated.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase me connects the lines.

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