This is an analysis of the poem O Golden-Tongued Romance that begins with:

We found, we knew it dimly
Within a dead life grimly...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXb ccdeed XXfbbX ffghhg XXdbbd iifiiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 0101110 1101100 0101110 0101100 0110110101 1101110 1101110 0010101 0101111 0101011 1101010101 1101100 01001100 011001 1101010 0101010 1101010010 1101111 0111011 011101 0111010 11110010 0101010101 1111100 1101110 1100101 1111011 1101011 0101010101 1101010 0101010 001101 0111010 0011010 11010001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of O Golden-Tongued Romance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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