This is an analysis of the poem Runnamede, A Tragedy. Prologue that begins with:

Before the records of renown were kept,
Or theatres for dying heroes wept,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd bbeeXa bbXX Xfggff bbhhcciccdd bbjjffkk aaccccllXhihhdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,4,6,11,8,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0100100101 1100110101 0101110111 0111010101 1001001101 11001010101 1001110001 110101010001 11010101011 01001010101 11010100101 1101000101 1101010101 1001011101 10011000101 01001110001 0101000101 1101000101 010111010010 01010110101 0101010101 11100110101 0101110101 10111101111 10010100010 01000111010 0101000101 0101010101 0101001101 1001110001 10100101001 10001010101 11010010101 0101011101 11011101001 1101010011 1111000101 1101100101 1011010001 0111000101 0111000101 1100010001 11010001001 1001010101 0100010101 0101010101 01010010101 1101000111 11010000101 0011001101 1101010011 11010010101 10010010101 0101010001 1101110111 1101010101 11010000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 302
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, to, and are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Runnamede, A Tragedy. Prologue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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