This is an analysis of the poem In The Carolina Woods that begins with:

HERE you should lie, ye Kings of eld,
Barbarossa, Boabdil,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaXbc bcXcbb Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11111101 100010 11101101 10101 110 1001010 100101 10010101 100101 10111111 011111 11111111 110001 11111101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines beards is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word beards at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of In The Carolina Woods;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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