This is an analysis of the poem Palamon And Arcite; Or The Knight's Tale. From Chaucer. In Three Books. Book Ii. that begins with:
While Arcite lives in bliss, the story turns
Where hopeless Palamon in prison mourns. ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeefgbbccbbhhXeggg bbbeeiijjccggbbaagghhaaccggccaaeebbhhhhhbbbkkaahheXddhhjjcckkbbclcmannggkXnnnfgeXggccbbkkhheehhoobbmmhhfgjjgggfmmkkeeddddggfbbddeegghhgg hheeeeeXehhbbccmmkkccaafgbbb eeccmmcchhbbhhaahhhhaaggllaaddjjgggggeeggkkhhmmgghheXkkXobbhhmm
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,136,28,86,82,10,12,14,5,57,93,51,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
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- Amount of stanzas: 13
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 2060
- Average number of words per stanza: 364
- Amount of lines: 598
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, to, he, thy, and, as, now, my, thou, in, of, they, with, nor, or, their, that, by, her are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nor, of, but, for, now, and, the, there, a are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase offence connects the lines.
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