This is an analysis of the poem Palamon And Arcite; Or, The Knight's Tale. From Chaucer. In Three Books. Book Iii. that begins with:
The day approached when Fortune should decide
The important enterprise, and give the bride; ... full text
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbccddefaabbbaaggbbgghi jjXXcXkkjjll cXcaaiimmaaaannbbiiiaa ee ggaacXbbhhddkkddooeeaaaaddbb iiaaeefeeaa aaddccbbbb bbbbooeebbmmm eeeddllccXieeeaaooiiiXdbbppddeebbefaabbiioollkkddqqefoo kkooddnnee efddhhddggjjaaccbbaaaaaabb ddiiccbcb ppggbbbaaddccllaabbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,12,22,2,28,11,10,13,55,10,26,9,25,13,4,25,67,18,53,8,28,20,40,38,10,8,39,10,25,4,7,18,22,12,22,4,6,24,71,10,50,69,31,10,10,111,3,2,7,10,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
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- Amount of stanzas: 51
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1033
- Average number of words per stanza: 182
- Amount of lines: 1156
- Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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; of, and, his, with, who, her, to, thee, i, thy, my, all, their, in, so, they, he, but, had, thrice, three, our, from, your are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, his, thou, a, nor, at, but, and, if, so, one, to, with, that, no are repeated.
The author used the same word the 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 eyes, mine connect the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Palamon And Arcite; Or, The Knight's Tale. From Chaucer. In Three Books. Book Iii.;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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