This is an analysis of the poem Beowulf (Episode 21) that begins with:
BEOWULF spake, bairn of Ecgtheow:
"Sorrow not, sage! It beseems us better...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabcdcbXefgefXhicigcgciccgXiXcgejkgelclXhgiXfghdlXmhccehXchmmidngkccilXXbfcchghakfjXchhmnka
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 91,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 10111010 10011010110 1001110010 101110101 0010011111 101110111 100101001 111101110 11010010010 1101101110 10001110010 11001101110 110101010 11111111100 11010111 10110111 110101110 1110101 10110111 10010111 01011101 01100111111 01010111 110101111 110100111 11101001 1011111100 10101011 1011010010 111101101 001010101 11100101001 10100101 01010101 01010101 1100111101 1100101101 11111001 11101101001 101001001 10110111 10110111 111010111 110111001 11011101001 1110111001 101011101 11111011001 101101101 111101001 01011101 0111100101 1011101001 1100101111 110100111 11101101 101111010 110101001 0101 111101 010111101 01111101 101110101 110101010 1101110101 1101101001 10101101010 1100101001 11111101 10110101 010110100 011101110 100101111 1110100101 1101001011 1000110101 011111001 1010111010 010110110011 010111010 110100101 010011110 0110010101 11110101010 101111111 101101011 00101001111 10100101001 110100111010 1001001011 11011101010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 3678
- Average number of words per stanza: 678
- Amount of lines: 91
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; of, and, his, with, to are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Beowulf (Episode 21);
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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