This is an analysis of the poem Song For The C--N that begins with:

Roi's wife of Brunswick Oëls!
Roi's wife of Brunswick Oëls!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaXX Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 110101 1111101 1110001011 11100101 111111101 01110101 111101110 111110 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; of, she are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ls is repeated).

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  • summary of Song For The C--N;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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