This is an analysis of the poem Exmoor Verses that begins with:

I. VASHTI'S SONG
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbc baba dddd efef g hhhh beXe hfhf g bebeXgag XiXijXjX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,1,4,4,4,1,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1001001 1100101 111011 110011 0101101 00100101 1100101 1010111 0101101 1100111 11100101 10100101 101101 0111101 1111111 1111111 110 011011 10011 01010111 1101001 1101010 110101 110111010 011111 001011 10101 1010101 010101 11010 10011111 01011 1011011 11111 1101010 11001 00101010 1011101 1011010 11011 0010111 101011 10101111 111001 1011111 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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  • summary of Exmoor Verses;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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