This is an analysis of the poem A Name that begins with:

The name the Gallic exile bore,
St. Malo! from thy ancient mart,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX cdcd cece dfdf dcdc ghgh cdcd bdbd igig ejej dkdk blbl
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010111 11001101 01011101 111100 01010101 01111101 11010101 010111 01110111 11000101 010111001 110110 11110101 01010101 01111101 110111 0101101 11011111 01010001 010111 11011101 010011101 11011111 110101 11011101 111001111 10110101 110111 11011101 01111101 101101001 111101 11010101 01110001 11110101 111101 11010101 11111101 01000101 011100 111101011 11110111 11110101 1100101 01110101 01100111 01110011 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, each are repeated.

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

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