This is an analysis of the poem Orlando Furioso Canto 17 that begins with:

ARGUMENT
Charles goes, with his, against King Rodomont....

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaaaaabb cdbcbdbaa XXeXeXecc Xcfcfdfgg XhbhbhXcc cacadXcii cafafXfff XdXceceaX XjbjXjbcc Xkakakabb klalalamm cahahahee Xjbjbjbaa XbXbabXnn Xbjbjbjkk XjajajahX XfcfcXcaX XjfXfjfmm XeXeaeacc XXhlhlhkk XfcfcfdXa Xakakakff Xcececebb Xabababnn Xcfcfdfkk Xcbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
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  • Amount of stanzas: 135
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 350
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 1215
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, his, nor, in, that, of, to, he, i, from, as, her, or, you, had, with, it, by are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, nor, the, she, to, he, of, or are repeated.

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