This is an analysis of the poem Fairy Song that begins with:
HE has conn'd the lesson now;
He has read the book of pain: ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab XcXc dXdb efef
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110101 1110101 1110101 1110101 1110101 1110111 1110101 1010101 1011101 110101 10100001 10100001 1111001 1010101 1110011 1010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; i is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, lo are repeated.
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