This is an analysis of the poem Proud With The Spoils Of Royal Cully that begins with:

Proud with the spoils of royal cully,
With false pretence to wit and parts, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 100101010 01100111 110101010 01010011 11011111 111111110 11110111 010111010 01010101 11100101 11010001 11100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase her connects the lines.

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