Three Men Of Gotham by Thomas Love Peacock: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Three Men Of Gotham that begins with:

SEAMEN three! What men be ye?
Gotham's three wise men we be. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaBBB cdcdaAA efefBBB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 1011110 1001111 01010101 01110111 1110011 1110011 1111101 1111111 1111011 1111101 100111001 0011110 0011110 1110111 101111 1011101 1011101 01110111 1110011 1110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; in, bowl, not are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, in are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines wine, be are repeated).

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