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

A Prince was vexed at having devoted himself
only to the perfection of ordinary generosities. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXcdeeXeX ffeefXcac XdeXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,9,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111001001 10000100101010000 1110100101001 1010010010100110 11010010100101101100 11001010100010010110010 100111010010011 1011100110101111 10101111001010 1100010010101001111 1011011010101 11111101100110100 110110101100101100 111001101110110110010 0101010100100101 1100100100101110001010 0100101111010100001 1101110100 010010010010100010 001100101010001011001 0110100100100010 0110100101011010000101 111111000 010111 101100101110101 011010010101 101101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 534
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 59 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, he, him, his are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Tale;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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