This is an analysis of the poem The Stylite that begins with:
Upon his pillar stands upright
The rigid anchoret: his pose,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdd XeXff gXabd gdXhX XXacd Xaahd eadbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01010101 01010001 100100101 01010101 01010101 10111101 01010101 11010100 10110101 01010011 11010101 01011100 01110101 01110001 10010111 11010101 11010101 11000100 11010001 11010101 010101001 01001100 01010101 11010101 10110111 010101000 11011101 11001001 11010100 01110001 0101011 11011101 01010101 010111001 010011000
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 35
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- 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 The Stylite;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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