This is an analysis of the poem Poem 8 that begins with:

HArke how the Minstrels gin to shrill aloud,
Their merry Musick that resounds from far,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXbbbXXbccbaadd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010101 1101011001 01010101001 1101100111 1101010110 111101 1100111101 110101111 01001111101 100101011 100011 10101010111 110011101 1111010011 0101010101 1010110001 111001 110110101 110101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 769
  • Average number of words per stanza: 137
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; doe, hymen are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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