This is an analysis of the poem Kinship that begins with:

IN summer time, with high imaginings
Of proud Crusaders and of Paynim kings, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaaa bbbbb ccXac ddbbd eecce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101011000 0101010101 0101010101 1111011101 1101010101 1111011001 1101110011 11001010101 1101000101 0101110101 1011010101 1101110001 1001001100 1001001101 1101010101 1011111101 0111111111 1011110101 1101001101 1101010111 1111101101 0101011111 1011000111 1111010101 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, , we are repeated.

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

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

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