This is an analysis of the poem Troy Town that begins with:
HEAVENBORN Helen, Sparta's queen,
(O Troy Town!)... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aAabaABaAabaABcAcbcABdAdbdABeAfbeABgAgbgABdAdbdABhAhbhABiAXbiABdAdbdABfAfbfABdAdbdABdAdbdABjAjbjAB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 98,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10010101 111 11101001 0111001010 1110101 111 11110 1011101 111 10010101 0101101010 11111101 111 11110 11110101 111 10111101 100001010 10110111 111 11110 0110111 111 1110111 111101010 11101101 111 11110 1111100 111 10110101 001011010 11011100 111 11110 11110111 111 1110111 101001010 11111100 111 11110 11101101 111 1110101 011001010 11101011 111 11110 1110101 111 1111101 101001010 11111011 111 11110 11101001 111 10100101 111001010 11101101 111 11110 1011101 111 1110101 101001010 1111101 111 11110 1010101 111 11111011 1101001010 1111111 111 11110 1011101 111 1010101 101001010 1010101 111 11110 1010101 111 1010101 101001010 1011101 111 11110 1010101 111 1010111 111001010 1010101 111 11110
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 2658
- Average number of words per stanza: 509
- Amount of lines: 98
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; it, o, give, to, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, saw are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase rest connects the lines.
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- summary of Troy Town;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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