This is an analysis of the poem The Young Knight: A Parable that begins with:

A gay young knight in Burley stood,
Beside him pawed his steed so good,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaab cccb dddb bbbb eXeb eeeb Xccb ddXb X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 01110110 01111101 0101011 10111011 10110101 01110101 1101011 11110101 01110101 1101111 0101111 01111111 11011111 11110101 1101011 110110111 01010101 01110111 1100011 010110101 11011101 11010101 1101011 110011100 11111111 01110101 1101011 11010101 11011001 0111110110 1111011 1100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, her, she, and, he are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word o at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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