This is an analysis of the poem Alcidor that begins with:
While Monarchs in stern Battle strove
For proud Imperial Sway; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaab cdccd efeef gcggc hidhi fiffi eXeej jjjjj fjffj hhhhhXbdbbd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,11,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11101101 1101001 01000101 01010101 100101 11011001 110001 11110111 01010101 101101 01010011 111101 01111111 01110101 010101 110100101 010101 010011101 11000101 110101 10010011 111101 01010101 11100101 110101 01100111 100101 01101001 10010111 011101 11110101 1101100 100110101 01010101 010101 011100101 001001 01011101 100101001 110001 11001111 110101 11110111 11100101 111111 01010101 110101 11111101 11111101 010001 11001111 111101 11110101 10111101 011101
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 55
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word some is repeated.
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- summary of Alcidor;
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