This is an analysis of the poem I Hear America Singing that begins with:

I Hear America singing, the varied carols I hear;
Those of mechanics--each one singing his, as it should be, blithe and strong;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaabXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110100100101011 10010111001010111 010010011100111 01010011110111111 01010101010010101010111 01101011110101010111 011010101010010110110101111 00101000101001111100110110110101001011 011010011101001100110 1001011101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 874
  • Average number of words per stanza: 154
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 87 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 15
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, singing, as, or, on, to, of, at are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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  • summary of I Hear America Singing;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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