This is an analysis of the poem By Broad Potomac's Shore that begins with:
BY broad Potomac's shore--again, old tongue!
(Still uttering--still ejaculating--canst never cease this babble?)... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXaXXbXa bXXXccc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1110010111 11001100001101010 011111010111011 01010 01010101001010101 1001110 01010010001 0101011100111 010111010 01010111110 110001101001010 1101101011101010 101 110010001011101 110111011101 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 415
- Average number of words per stanza: 63
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; again, and, of, o, you are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words again, o are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).
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