This is an analysis of the poem The Poor Singing Dame that begins with:

Beneath an old wall, that went round an old Castle,
For many a year, with brown ivy o'erspread;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabacac adadecec faXaacac baaaacaX bgXgfXfh bbfbaiai giaiaaaa ahbhajaj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111111110 110010110100 011010010110 01011111001 010111011010 01011101011 1010110110110 11001011001 010110010110 01110001011 1011011011010 11111001101 1010110010110 01101011101 11101010110110 101001111001 010010011010 11011001101 1011110010110 11101111001 1010010111010 01111011001 1110010010010 111001011001 0010111111011 11011001011 1110010011010 110001001101 1110111010110 001011101011 1111110110110 01001011001 1111010110010 11001001001 1110110010110 111010001001 110110010010 11111001100 111110010110 110110001001 110110111010 11101101001 101011111010 11011001011 1011011011010 01101110001 111010010110 01011001001 010010011010 11101011001 111010111010 110011011011 1011111010110 11011001001 1010110010110 111101011001 010110110110 11011111001 1011010110110 11001101001 010110011010 111011111001 1010110111010 100001001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 408
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, her, they, his are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Poor Singing Dame;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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