This is an analysis of the poem Beyond The Great Wall that begins with:

Beyond the far Cathayan wall,
A thousand leagues athwart the sky,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cXXc dbbd effe gaagX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011001 01010101 01011101 01011111 01010101 01010101 10010101 00011101 11010101 01010101 01110101 11110101 11110111 11010101 110010101 01010101 111100111 11010101 11011111 10010101 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; with, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, ere, and are repeated.

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