This is an analysis of the poem Dublin Tramcars that begins with:

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A sailor sitting in a tram--...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbbcbc XadaadeXeea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01010001 01110001 11111111 11110011 11001101 10110111 11111111 1 101101101 10001001 10111011 111110111 1100111 111101111 1100101110 101101 110111011 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 293
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 words a, that are repeated.

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  • summary of Dublin Tramcars;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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