This is an analysis of the poem The People's Admiration For Duke Woo that begins with:
The black robes well your form befit;
When they are worn we'll make you new....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aBabCCC dBdbCCC XBXbCCC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01111101 11111111 11111111 11111101 11101101 11011101 10010111 11101101 11111111 11111011 11111101 11101101 11011101 10010111 11110010 11111111 11111111 01011101 11101101 11011101 10010111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
- Average number of words per stanza: 51
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, to, you are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
The author used the same word those at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word bear at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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