This is an analysis of the poem William Rufus that begins with:

The reign of King William the Second
Were an uninteresting affair...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb defe ghdh Xigi ajhj cfkf dkfk dhah gkXk alfl ehdh mngn liai cfXf mmkmXmgmg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110010 01010001 11011101001 101011011 110110010 01111001 101011101001 001011001 110010110 01001001 110110110110 0101111011 1110110110 11011011 111000011001 001101001 110011010 11001101 111111010110 01001001 1110100010 101010001 11001111001 101101001 111010010 101101101 110010110110 011110101 101010010 11101001 111001110101 111001001 0010111010 01010101 1111011111010 11111111 110111010 01001011 001001101001 111001111 1011110010 1100101 110110011110 11111111 110110110 11101101 0010111010110 01111101 1111110011 11111001 1110010110110 11101111 111010010 110010001 010010010110 11001001 111110010 11001111 11001101101 11001011 1110110010 101011001 1110010010010 11001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; his, and, to are repeated.

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

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  • summary of William Rufus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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