This is an analysis of the poem Epilogue:Xxi 'Tristram Of Lyonesse' that begins with:

OUR MOTHER, which wast twice, as history saith,
Found first among the nations: once, when she... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabbaabccdeed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11011111001 1101010111 1111010101 1111111111 1110101001101 1111110101 1111010001 0101000100 11110010111 1101110111 1111101111 011111001001 1111011101 111101110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 684
  • Average number of words per stanza: 122
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thy is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word more is repeated.

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  • central theme;
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