This is an analysis of the poem Indian Weavers that begins with:

WEAVERS, weaving at break of day,
Why do you weave a garment so gay? . . . ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eebb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 10101101 111101011 1101001001 110100111 10101101 111101011 10100111011 110101001 10101011 111100111 1101011101 110111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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

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