This is an analysis of the poem Oberon's Feast that begins with:

Hapcot! To thee the Fairy State
I with discretion, dedicate. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcdXeeaaffeXXcgXaahhddiijXiikkllbbggaakkiijjddeemmee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 54,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010101 10010101 01110111 10011010 11011101 11010110 01010101 10111111 01110101 01110101 01101001 11011111 11010101 111101110 11110101 01010110 010100101 01011100 11110101 01010101 01110101 111000001 11010011 01010101 11010111 010100101 011111010 01110100100 01011101 1111101 11111111 11010101 01011101 11100111 10010011 01011111 11010111 01010101 0011111 01001001 11010101 11000101 010101001 101010111 01010001 01100100 101010001 1100001001 11010011 00111101 10010101 11011001 010101010 110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1988
  • Average number of words per stanza: 351
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, of are repeated.

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  • summary of Oberon's Feast;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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