This is an analysis of the poem The Distress'D Travellers; Or, Labour In Vain that begins with:
I.
I sing of a journey to Clifton, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbcXcc Xdedefff Xadede accc Xadcdc aaaa aaXgcg ahhh aaijij aaaa Xakfkfbbb Xal ag algccc Xldldkkk
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,6,4,6,4,6,4,6,4,9,3,2,6,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 110010010 11101011 011110011 11011101 111 1001 1001001101 1 1011110110 11011011 111010110 11011011 111 11001 111011011101 1 1 111010010 11001001 111010010 11011001 1 1101 11001 111001111001 1 1 1111111110 11101011 011110110 01101011 1 01011 01011 001001011011 1 1 111010010 011101111 1111011010 11111001 1 1101 101001 11001101011 1 1 111110110 11001001 110011110 11111011 1 111 1101 11011011011 1 1 1111111111 101001011111 1011010111 001001111011 101 1001 110011001101 1 1 11111111 1 110111111 1 1101001001 11111001001 111 01111 10101101001 1 1101001111 1011011001 111001101001 1101101011 110011 11011 101101111001
- Amount of stanzas: 15
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 84
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; i, we, it, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, the are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase i connects the lines.
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