This is an analysis of the poem The Lovers Of Marchaid that begins with:

Dominic came riding down, sworded, straight and splendid,
Drave his hilt against her door, flung a golden chain.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bbb cXcX ddd efeX fff eXeX ggg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,3,4,3,4,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001101101110 101010110101 1111101110110 10111010101010 111010110101 101010111101 1011111010101 1010101101110 101010111111 1110101101010 1010101011111 111010110001 101010110111 101100110111 1110111101110 1011100110111 1111110111110 1010101010101 1101101101111 101010110101 1101000110101 1011101101010 101110110111 1110101111110 1011101010111 111010110111 011010110101 101011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, where, for are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Lovers Of Marchaid;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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