This is an analysis of the poem The Lady Oriana that begins with:

The Lady Oriana
Was dight all in the treasures of Guiana;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccbbbbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100010 11100100010 11010101010 11111101110 0101010 1011011101 010111 1101010 10010101010 11010110010 1110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 391
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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