This is an analysis of the poem The Monk's Tale that begins with:

WHEN ended was my tale of Melibee,
And of Prudence and her benignity, ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXbcddeeaXaafeghXafiaX dhjklmffnXXcXjooaXaaXmbXmodeXdaalmXbXhaafajXbbkjjjjX ddejXfppekkjkkXqedcXeebfdX X kjkkjfkf bamaapmp XjafjXkX XXmjjgXX aXejjrXr cfbffXfl jskjjnjp mtmjjfXc acabcdcX djfijXjX tftXfXfX ajjjXpjp aaaXahmh XaXaXpap XbdaasXX ajaXjf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,52,26,1,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,17,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,9,7,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,7,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
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  • Amount of stanzas: 100
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 411
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 898
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, i, dan, thou, some, my, that, in, to, he, his, of, nor, slew, for, she, not, her, more, this, full, by, him, but, thy, father, flesh, us are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, of, o, he, the, that, nor, more, for are repeated.

    The author used the same words lo, the, this, of at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines one, wise, died are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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