This is an analysis of the poem The Song Of Courtesy that begins with:
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When Sir Gawain was led to his bridal-bed, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a bbcdddXXdaae X bbbdddXXdaae X fffggXXXgaae XXccbfffeefaae
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,12,1,12,1,12,14,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 11101100101 11010111 11111 10101 1101110111 1011 1010 11000 001101011 10101111 100111011 111010100 1 1110101101 1110101 11110 10101 11101001001 1011 10100 1110 111101101 11101011 101111001 111010100 1 11011011011 1011101 11001 101010 1001001110 1001 101000 111100 1111101010 101101101 1110110 11110100 1 0101101111 101100101 11111 1111 01001011001 1001 111100 001100 1001101011 1011111 1010110 1001100
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 52
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Song Of Courtesy;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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