This is an analysis of the poem Galloping Horses (After The Flower Show) that begins with:

Come for the prizes
All are allotted,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXdedfghgefifgada ahiXihghahiXcgig gfXfXgagdbgb ghahggXg XdjdgjXjaihXXaeXXaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,16,12,8,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 11010 10010 110110 10010 100100 10110 110100 10010 10110 100100 11010 10011 10010 10011 10110 11010 110010 100100 10010 10010 10110 1101 1010010 100100 10010 10110 010010 10010 10110 101111 10010 11011 011011 11111 10011 1101 111010 101100 10010 11010 011010 11010 011010 11010 10010 11010 10010 11010 10010 10110 11110 1111 1011010 11011 010010 1111 1010010 10010 010110 101101 10110 10110 11010 10011 10110 11010 11000 10111 11110 1001 0010010 10010 010110 11010 010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 329
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 76
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Galloping Horses (After The Flower Show);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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