This is an analysis of the poem Linoz Isidoz that begins with:

Lo! I lament. Fallen is the sixfold Star:
Slain is Asar....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbcXddee aXffccgghh aXXiiXeejj aXkkXXjjll aXddjXffii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011000111 1010 1100100101 11011000101 110111101 001010100 11100110110 0101111110 11111100101 11011101 11011110101 1110 1101001001 0110010011 10111001 0110100101 11110111 01110111 01110101 1010011 11001110011 1110 1000101110 111101010 100101011 101011100 100111001 1001011001 101001001 1100101 1101101111 1110 10111001001 1111111011 10101101101 011110111 1111101111 01001101001 101010001 0101001 1101110101 0110 110110010 110011110 1001001110 0110100101 011111011 0101001101 011111011110 01110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 371
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; of, i, these, that, oh, where, in are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Linoz Isidoz;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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