This is an analysis of the poem Niagara that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a BcdbaaE aXabffe BcdbffE ghgbiiX jhjbaaE khkbaaE X bkdbaaeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,7,7,7,7,7,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01010101 11010101 11110011 01010101 110101001 01010011 010010 01011111 1010100100 11010101 11010101 01010101 11110111 0101010 01010101 110101001 1010001 1010101 1010001 11011111 010010 01010001 01010101 1110111 11010101 01110111 1110101 10001000 01001101 11001101 11111111 01010101 110101001 11011101 010010 01010101 01011101 01011101 01010101 010101001 11011101 010010 1 101010101 1010101 1010111 01010101 11010101 011101001 1100010 0100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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