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