This is an analysis of the poem Duello that begins with:
A Frenchman and an Englishman
Resolved to fight a duel,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcXcX dedecaXX bfbf fXfX gagabhbh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,4,4,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01011100 0101010 11010101 0111110 111100101 0101010 11111111 1111010 01111111 1101010 11010101 1101010 010100101 1001010 101011111100 010110000 11010101 1101010 01110101 0101110 111110101 11000101 01010011 1111010000 11010111 0101010 110101 1111010 10010111 1101010 11010111 0111010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
- Average number of words per stanza: 38
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Duello;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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