This is an analysis of the poem The Drug-Shop, Or, Endymion In Edmonstoun that begins with:
"Oh yes, I went over to Edmonstoun the other day and saw Johnny, mooning around as usual! He will never make his way."
Letter of George... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Amount of stanzas: 81
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 449
- 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; thou, and, of, to, in, you, her, she, i, he are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words no, the, a, and, such, i, to, you, love, o, they, each are repeated.
The author used the same words the, yea, i, for, within, a, and, she 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 dark connects the lines.
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