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

In the Mahouna mountain, in the Haracta glen,
The summons of the Sheik is out- Come forth, ye bearded men!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabbbbccddaaeeeebbff gghhaa ccbbiijjffXbbjjggii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,6,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0010010001001 01000101111101 0100100010001 1011110110101 0101010010101 010010101010101 1111010010101 010101101010101 11010001010001 11011110111101 11010111010111 01100101110101 010101011110001 11010111010101 0001011111101 010011101010101 110101111101101 11010101110101 100101110001 1101010001001 11010101010101 0111110110101 1011010110110 0111010100111 01000101110101 01000101011101 011111110001 01010101010101 1100011010101 11011101010101 110110111010101 0101010010111 111001000101 11001000110101 0001010110101 01011111111101 1100111001001 110101110101 11111111110101 1111011110011 110101010101 0101010100101 1111011001001 01010101110111 110111011100101 11010101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 664
  • Average number of words per stanza: 123
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, here, and, no, of, your are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, no are repeated.

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

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

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