This is an analysis of the poem The New Knighthood that begins with:

Who gives him the Bath?
"I," said the wet,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbX ccXX deeX bccX XffX dgXX eeeX faaX bggX hh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 100101 1101 1011010 1101 100101 1001110 101010 11101 100101 01111 1011010 101001 1001110 1111010 10100010 11101 100101 01011 1011010 1101 1001010 1001100 101010 11101 100111 1001001 10100100 11101 100111 100011 1010010 11111 1001010 1001010 1010110 11001001001 110111101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of The New Knighthood;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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