This is an analysis of the poem Glory that begins with:

Pindar, poet of the victories, fitted names
And legends into verses for the chorus to sing: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX acXXabdc XecX aaae daabaa ebXXed dcXcecXXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,4,4,6,6,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101000100101 1100010101001 1011100010010 1101000010 001101100 10100111010 0100100101 001101001001 100010101010 10011011111 110010010001 11010000100110 11011100010 1010010011011 0101001001100111 100011101010 001110010010101 10110111010100 1010101110010100 100100011011 011101001 100100010001010 1101001100110 1110000101 010101111010 10110100011 010001010110 010100100101 010001110011 1001011010 110000101 0111010010 101010100110 011010100110 111010101 0001101101 010010010100 100110010 1010100110110 01101010011010 1011010010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase nikeus connects the lines.

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

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