This is an analysis of the poem Arcady that begins with:
Where is the road to Arcady,
Where is the path that leads to peace, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XababX AcacaA CdcdcC CeceXC XebebX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 10010100 10011101 11110100 110101001 110101101 10010100 01010111 0111101001 110100101 110010101 111101111 01010111 110001101 1100100101 010110101 1010110101 1100100111 110001101 1010100101 0110100101 1110101101 1110100101 100110101 1010100101 111100100 111100101 110111100 1010110101 1101100111 111100100
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; where, to, and, it are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words where, and are repeated.
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- summary of Arcady;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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