This is an analysis of the poem Captive Conquerors that begins with:
OH! Stuttgart Frauleins, and capacious Fraus,
What shocking news is this that filters through? ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabaca dbdbd bececec
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,7,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1101010101 1101001101 1101000101 1101001101 1111000101 1100010111 1011011101 1011011101 1011110001 1101010101 1101010101 01010110001 0111011101 0111010111 0101010101 0100011101 1111010100 1111010101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 262
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.
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- summary of Captive Conquerors;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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