This is an analysis of the poem The Blood Horse that begins with:

GAMARRA is a dainty steed,
Strong, black, and of a noble breed, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbbccdd ddeebbXXXX bbaabbbbbbffee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10000101 11100101 10101101 01010101 1010101 110110101 010101010 10111010 0010001 1011111 1110101 1110101 10010101 101110101 1010101 1010101 111010010 1010101 1010101 110101 1111111 1010111 1010101 01011101 1010111 11100101 11111101 11110101 111101001 01010100 11111101 110101001 11100101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 392
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of The Blood Horse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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