This is an analysis of the poem Babette's Love that begins with:

BABETTE she was a fisher gal,
With jupon striped and cap in crimps.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcc dXdXee fcfXaa gegecX dXdcXX cecedd hbbbiX adXdjj kbkbee gbgXdd lhlhaa khkhiX cXcXdXXadadaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110101 01011101 11010101 11010101 111111001 01010001 10100101 11001110 11010111 1110101110 11001110011 110110101 101011101 11010001 11010101 1101010 11010110 01110101 101111101 01111001 01001101 01010101 01001101 010101100 1010010101 1010111110100 10100110101 10100110001 101111111 11111010100 01010111 11010101 010010101 10111101 11011101 111100111 11010100 11110011 11110100 11011101 101010101 100101010 11011101 111011101 11010111 10111101 01011101 11111111 101010111 01010011 11101101 01011111 01011101 01010101 101001101 11011101 11110001 100101000 11010111 11011101 101011101 11011101 11110101 01011101 01010011 11011111 101110101 01011101 01000101 11010101 01010001 111101010 10000101101 101111010 1011101011 1011100100 1010100101 110111010 01010100 11010101 01010101 11010111 11110111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 84
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; he, her, and, cannot are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, a are repeated.

    The author used the same word he at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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