This is an analysis of the poem Sir Barnaby Bampton Boo that begins with:

This is SIR BARNABY BAMPTON BOO,
Last of a noble race,... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababAacA XadaXdeX afafAagA aaaaHhgH XiaXIieI bibXCcXC ejXXaaba gigidded kjkjaaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001100101 100101 100101001 1101001 100101 100101 10101111001 100101 010010010 111001 100100110 1100111 10010 100101 101001111111 10010 1111011001 100101 11101001101 100111 1011001 100101 11001111001 1011001 01001011001 111001 11111011011 1111101 100101 1011001 11010011001 100101 10111001010 1101101 10101101101 010110010 01011001 11111001 11101101011 01011001 100001001001 1110101 0100101011 01001010 01001001 01101001 0101011001 01001001 101001001011 1110101 11001001011 110110010 11001001 1111001 01001001111 111101001 01101011101 1101111 11101001001 11001001 11001001 01011001 11101111001 1001001 11001101001 1101101 10111101111 11101011 11001001 11011011 11001101101 1001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; you, as, heavenly are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines plow, nell are repeated).

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