This is an analysis of the poem King’s Chapel that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aba Xcb dcdeec XXfccg ecehhc bgbffg ifibbf hjXbbj kikddi chXaah lelhheXacaffc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,3,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011010100 0001010101 1001010101 11010101001 1111110101 1001010101 01001010101 1101011101 11010001001 0101111101 0101010101 1111110101 10011100111 10110111010 11010011110 0111010101 10010001001 1101011101 0101000101 1101011101 1101110101 0111110101 1001110111 111110001 11011000101 1100010001 11011101011 1111110111 110111101 0101010111 11001010001 1100010111 0101010111 11010010101 0101010111 11110110111 1101010111 1111110101 1101010101 011000101100 1101110111 0011110101 1101001101 11110100101 1101110001 1001001001 1111111101 1101010101 010100010101 11010111001 1101011001 01010101000 11011111001 1111110101 1101011101 1111111111 0101111111 0111010010001 1011110101 1111010111 11110101001 1111010101 1101110101 1111010101 1111110001 1111111101 1111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 67
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; its, their, and are repeated.

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

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

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

  • summary of King’s Chapel;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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