This is an analysis of the poem Bkiii:Vii Be True that begins with:

Why weep, Asterie, for Gyges, whom west winds
will bring back to you at the first breath of springtime,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX XaXd efba gXcX aeag hhdf XhiX giXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110111 011011011011 1101001 1010100 101100111100 110100110110 1100100 11011001 110000010010 10110111110 11001011 100100101 11101001010 11010110010 0101101 00111000 11010101010 101001000100 1100010 11010100 101101110111 10100111110 110011 10111010 101111001011 10100110101 1111111 11101010 111101111110 000110100101 1111101 10111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word she at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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