This is an analysis of the poem The Knight that begins with:

Our good knight, Ted, girds his broadsword on
(And he wields it well, I ween);...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaabbccb dedeffccf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110111 1110111 1110110111 0011111 11110111 11010101 100101 1101 110101 110110101 10010111 111100101 1110101 111010101 11000101 1001001 0111 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 283
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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

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