This is an analysis of the poem Kalmuck Bride that begins with:

I HAVE saddled your white steed, and I have burnished them-
Your belt with crystal clasps, your lance, your scimitar,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX Xbbb cdXd ee Xdac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1110111111100 110101111100 111101111111 010111010001 0101111101110 101101110111 111101111111 0111001010011 110101011111 010111110101 1110010100100 001011011111 111100111111 010001110111 111101011110 010101010111 110101111111 010001110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, so, and, gaze, shine are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word your is repeated.

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  • summary of Kalmuck Bride;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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