This is an analysis of the poem A Castle Stands ’neath Western Skies that begins with:
A castle stands ’neath western skies
Gold shields its roof have studded;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaXcbcc bdbdadad cacacXcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01011101 1101110 01010101 11111010 11011101 1001010 01110101 11010110 01010101 1001010 01010101 01001110 11000101 1010010 11000101 11010010 11010101 1111010 11111101 01111010 11011101 1010000 11011101 01011010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 270
- Average number of words per stanza: 49
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; s is repeated.
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