This is an analysis of the poem Averoigne that begins with:

In Averoigne the enchantress weaves
Weird spells that call a changeling sun,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaaXXaa bcdeedcbb XdaXbXdff acdggdcaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001001 111101001 1101010 100101010 110001110 01010100 01000100 11010111 110101 01001101 010011101 11010100 01110101 10111101 010010100 11110101 0101011 010101 01000101 11010001 11010100 110101001 01010101 11001000 11010101 011101001 111111 010001001 010010101 11010101 01010001 11011101 10110011 01110111 01000101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 303
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

  • summary of Averoigne;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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