This is an analysis of the poem The King's Tragedy James I. Of Scots.—20th February 1437 that begins with:

I Catherine am a Douglas born,
A name to all Scots dear;... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdefedbggXXhahhfifbgggbgXjXakekdaggaflflgaiagahaffakldlgafalmdmigagfgngfoiobgigpgggkgmpcpfgggfgbgbgXadacqhmladalirifpdpopmdgdXXmmcfimmiXeherqamrammagfofXgffgalsljrfrgrifmffXgceifihfgfbffflXbbHlajjagmeXefmfafaafplggldmbbmfheehfmbmbelebXedrdHfaXqaiafaiab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 819,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
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  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 29622
  • Average number of words per stanza: 5839
  • Amount of lines: 819
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, his, and, your, he, my, as, thy, i, voice, of, her, partly, she are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, it, and, or, the, but, she are repeated.

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