This is an analysis of the poem The Wake Of The King Of Spain that begins with:

Arrayed in robes of regal state,
But stiff and cold, the monarch sate;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccXX bbdd eebbdX ffcceegg hhbbeh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,6,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 11110111 01010101 11110101 11001111 11010101 11010101 111100100 11110111 11011101 11110101 01000101 01010101 11111101 01010101 11110101 01011111 010111010 01010101 11010111 01010101 10010101 01010101 01010101 111101001 01011111 01110101 01010101 01111101 11110101 01110101 11100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, king, o are repeated.

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

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