This is an analysis of the poem The Exile Of Erin that begins with:

There came to the beach a poor Exile of Erin,
The dew on his thin robe was heavy and chill:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbaaaX dedefffX agageeeg hbhbdddb cXcXaaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010111010 01101111011 1010111111010 01001101101 1011010011010 10110011011010 1100100010010 11011001011 101101011010 11111001011 111110010110 01101001101 10010111010 1111011110110 110110011010 11001001011 10110111010 01101011101 1010011011010 11101111111 11011110011 0010011110111 10011110011 11001111001 10110111011 10110011101 10010111111 11001011011 11111010110 10011011010 11011110110 11011011001 11011010010 1101111011 10111101010 1011101011 10111111010 10111010010 1111011010010 101001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 370
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; his, and, my, me are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word bragh at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of The Exile Of Erin;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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