I Have A Gentil Cock by Anonymous Olde English: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Have A Gentil Cock that begins with:

I have a gentil cock
croweth me day...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXb Acdc AXdX edcX deXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1011 1111010 110101 110101 101001 0100110 01001 110101 101001 0100110 01001 010010 110111 0110101 000100 011010 11010 110011101 011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same words i, his at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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