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

We rovers bold,
To the land of Gold,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabccbdeeaAbfXXggXXaabbeeeebbXXXXeehhddeeeeffeaba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 49,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 00101 1001010110 1001 10101 11001010 11 011110010 011101010 10101 1101 10101110 11001 1110 1101100 11010101 11111101 110111010 110101010 0010011101 0101110101 010101010 110101110 01011101 01010101 110011010 1101001010 110101110 010101110 1101101010 110101010 01010111 01110101 010111010 1111001010 11111101 11111111 11010101 10010111 1011 0101 11010101 01110101 11101 1101 10101110 1111101 11101010 10010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1567
  • Average number of words per stanza: 275
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; golden, gold, with are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words all, the, gold, with are repeated.

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

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