This is an analysis of the poem There Is A Shame Of Nobleness that begins with:

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There is a Shame of Nobleness—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 100101000 0101010 010101000 0100100 01100001110 1000000100 1100010000010 110000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of There Is A Shame Of Nobleness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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