This is an analysis of the poem Patience that begins with:

Pacience is a poynt, þa33e,
& quo for þro may no3t þole, þe þikker he sufferes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 111,342,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
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  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 12873
  • Average number of words per stanza: 2150
  • Amount of lines: 453
  • Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
  • 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; for, ay, her, e, dame, on, to, o, er, me, at, in, he, i, his, hym, ou, what, y, alle, hem, thorn, as, of, ful, schal, ', my, be are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words thorn, dame, o, i, her, summe, alle, for, be are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines e, haue are repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase ' connects the lines.

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  • summary of Patience;
  • central theme;
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