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

CHORUS.
To the strand! quick, mount the bark!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b c cb d e dfff XXg d g hg i i h j dj d k ik i J ij I a l gl gll g e j IJ i f hf hh m i X ji j jh m a ggk e k a f e fd a X e gghh a h A f hf hn a a n a e h i ih f fggi a i e o kX kkkooiiooff a f A k a ao f a F e k n no f aXF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,2,1,1,4,3,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,1,2,3,1,1,1,2,1,1,2,2,1,1,1,2,1,2,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,4,1,1,1,1,2,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,4,1,1,1,1,2,11,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 0011101 01100101 1011101 1011101 10011101 010 1111011101 11001111101 0101010101 11010011101 10111111010 01010101011 1110011101 1101011101 1111111 1010101 1111101 1010111 1011101 1010111 10111010 1010101 10101010 1011101 1010101 1010100 1010101 1011101 10111110 1110101 10101010 1010001 10 1011101 1010101 1010101 11101011 1011101 1010111 1010110 010 10101010 1010001 10111110 10001100 11001 01011 11101 11111 010110 01011 11011 011100 010010 11011 010010 110110 010110 110001 10 1110111 1100101 1010001 010 1110101 10 1010101 010 1111101 1010101 10 10111010 010 0011111 00101001 1010101 1111101 10 1111101 1010 01111 10010110 01101 110010 11101 1001101 10 001101 101011 010 01010 01010 11010 01010 0111 1100 11110 11110 0101 10 0101 010 11110 0111 01100 1101 0101 1101 11110 01010 1101 0101 11010 01010 0111 1101 10 1101 1010 01011 010010 110011 010010 01101 10 01101 010 01101 101101 11101 010010 110011 10 01101
  • Amount of stanzas: 92
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 34
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 136
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

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