This is an analysis of the poem Carric-Thura that begins with:
Fingal, returning from an expedition which he had made into the Roman province, resolved to visit Cathulla, king of Inistore, and brother to Comala,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X a X b b c b d X a X X c e X f X d c g X h a a X b i e c c b X X X h c i c X a X g b X f X X X X i g f X X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
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- Amount of stanzas: 54
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 406
- Average number of words per stanza: 78
- Amount of lines: 55
- Average number of symbols per line: 399 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 76
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, in, to, he, thy, and, carric, it, thura, that, king, poem, with, be, his, let, from, which, cathulla, had, into, they, on, when, my, like, o, i, bards, song, by, blue, fingal, shilric, more, no, vinvela, remember, go, me, fall, but, hill, her, over, heath, thee, she, not, thou, alone, fair, their, rose, flame, came, winds, spear, east, night, fly, son, dost, why, frothal, arose, inistore, as, sea, thubar, yield, eyes, people, fame, maid, sora, white, would, sword, eye, shield, words, rejoice, race, crimora, voice, love, connal, here, ye, who, steel are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, fingal are repeated.
The author used the same words the, fingal at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases shilric, alone, connal, crimora connect the lines.
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