This is an analysis of the poem Merlin Ii that begins with:

The rhyme of the poet
Modulates the king's affairs,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXdbcceXabbabbbXfggf ddddhheebdbdX bbibidXjdj kklmmml
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,13,10,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010 10000101 101010 11101 010010100 11000101 0100111001 10110 10101010 11010101 11011000 1011101 0110111 1011101 0100101 11101 10111 10101 1001110 01001101 10001 1010101 00101 1010101 1110101 0101010 111010 10111001 1010111 1010101 11100011 11010 111001 1110 010100010101 1111000 0111101 1000101 11101 011101 1100 1010101 1011100 0101 101100 110001 1010101 1000101 11010111 00111101 111011001 10110001 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 363
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Merlin Ii;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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