This is an analysis of the poem Eldorado that begins with:

Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabbc ddaddc eeaffX XXaXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 0101 0111011 1101 1001 0101010 1111 0111 11001011 1111 1101 1111010 1101 1111 1101011 100011 10100 01010000 100010 001 10100011 110100 0101 1011110000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Eldorado;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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