This is an analysis of the poem The Effigies that begins with:

Warrior! whose image on thy tomb,
With shield and crested head,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefcdcd fbfbdbdb fbfbfgfg eaeabhbh hghgahahXhfhfbdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 100110111 011101 11000101 101101 00101111 110001 11010011 111011 01000101 11101001 01110111 110101 11110101 110101 010110101 101111 01011101 010101 01010101 1011111 01110101 010111 10110111 111101 10110111 101101 011101001 010101 11110101 010111 110001001 111101 11011101 110101 01011101 010101 011100101 110101 01010111 010111 110101010 1100101 11010110010 010101 11011111 1111001 11010111 111101 011111000 0110001 11010101 100101 11010101 1001010 110100111 0111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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