This is an analysis of the poem Follow Me 'Ome that begins with:
There was no one like 'im, 'Orse or Foot,
Nor any o' the Guns I knew;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcb DdXX XbXb Xbab Xbbb cbXb DdXX bbee ddXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 111111111 11010111 1010111111111 10110111 1011111101 10101111101 11001110 1011011 11110111 110111 1111110110111 10110111 111100101 011101 10111011110101 10110111 111011100 1110111 1111101111111 10110111 111111001001 1110111 11111111010101 1011101 1011111101 10101111101 110010010 1011011 11011110111 11011011101 11011100111 11010010101 101111101 101011101 11001110 1011011
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me, follow, an', she, i, to, take, away, 'im are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word take is repeated.
The author used the same word 'is 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 me is repeated).
The poet repeated the same word do at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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