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

So many poets die ere they are known,
I pray you, hear me kindly for their sake.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc adadee dfdfXX ghghaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101011111 1111110111 1001100101 0011011101 1111011001 0111110001 0101010101 1011010111 1110010101 1101010101 1111001111 1101011101 1011110111 1010111101 1101110101 1111010101 0111011101 1001111111 1001100101 0101001101 1011110011 1111010101 1111110101 11001111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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, love are repeated.

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

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

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