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

At the king's gate the subtle noon
Wove filmy yellow nets of sun;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa abab acac XXdX cddX acaXbX efeX aaaa afXfXdcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,6,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110101 11010101 00010111 011111 10110101 01011111 11110101 110101 01110101 10010101 100101101 110101 11111101 01011100 01110111 101101 10011001 11011101 11111111 110111 11010101 11110101 10011111 01 0 111 01011101 01000111 01010111 100101 10110101 10010101 10110101 0110111 11111111 01011011 10111111 011111 10110111 01111111 11010111 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • 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.

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

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