This is an analysis of the poem Chorus Of Athenians that begins with:
Strophe I.
Ye shades, where sacred truth is sought;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbccccdd abbeeaaff Xbbffggcc Xggddbbdd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 11110101 11010101 1101001010 110001010 01110101 10010101 1101110101 1111000101 1001 11110101 11011101 11110101 1011101 01111101 01010111 1011010101 11010010111 11 11011101 110100101 01110111 11010101 11010101 11010101 1111010101 1101010001 1001 11110101 10110101 111000101 11110011 11010101 01010101 11010101001 1101001101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 317
- Average number of words per stanza: 53
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; where is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words who, when are repeated.
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- summary of Chorus Of Athenians;
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