This is an analysis of A Prospective Visit by James Whitcomb Riley.

While _any_ day was notable and dear
That gave the children Noey, history here…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddcceef gghhiijjcciikkbkllmmff
  • Stanza lengths: 13,22,
  • Metre: 1101110011 1101011001 0101110101 0101011101 0111010111 1101111001 01001011101 1111010111 0111001101 0111001101 110111111 1101010111 00101 11111 110111011 11010011010 01010011010 111010101 1111001101 1111010111 1101101111 010010101111 0100100101 0101010101 1110111100 11110101 1111011 11111101 1111011 1101010011 1101010101 1101010111 1101010100 0101110001 11110100101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 35

Repeated words/phrases

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