This is an analysis of the poem Two Myths And A Fable that begins with:

Whither go ye, haughty warriors,
with coats of mail effulgent like the moon?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXX acXX acbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101110100 0101100101 1101010100 01110101100 101110100 011010101010 1101111101 0101000100 10111010 0111000111 1101010100 1101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Two Myths And A Fable;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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