This is an analysis of the poem Tray that begins with:
Sing me a hero! Quench my thirst
Of soul, ye bards! ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaXXb bbXXb bbcXb ddaad aaaaa eeffe ggddX ccXbc cchhX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010111 0111 1101 11000101 011101001 110101 1110111010 111111110 11001101 110011011 110111110 11011101 11011101 10011101 11000110 11010111 10010101 11011111 10010011 01010111 11011111 11100111 01011101 01011111 01110111 01010111 11111101 01000100 011101110 011111110 11010101 11110101 11010111 10110101 01011111 110110010 11010101 10110111 111010000 01010111 01111111 11111010 10110011 11000101 011101011 111001111
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 46
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; his is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word 'that is repeated.
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- summary of Tray;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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