This is an analysis of the poem The Ballad Of Rosalie that begins with:

There came a knight to the river-side -
Ah, Rosalie!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBaBab cBcBcB XBdBdB aBaBaX aBaBaB aBaBaB aBaBaB aBaBaB eBeBeXXaBaBaB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100101 1100 00110101 1100 110011111 01011100 01010101 1100 11110111 1100 10101110101 01011100 01011110 1100 01110101 1100 11011101 01011100 011110101 1100 10011101 1100 110011101 010111 11111001 1100 1011110101 1100 11110111 01011100 11010101 1100 11111101 1100 11010001 01011100 11010101 1100 11011101 1100 11100101 01011100 01011101 1100 010100101 1100 1101101001 01011100 11110101 1100 11011111 1100 10011101 10011100 01011101 1100 110010101 1100 11011101 01011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; and is repeated.

    The author used the same word she at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Ballad Of Rosalie;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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