This is an analysis of the poem Taliesin that begins with:
I have been all men known to history,
Wondering at the world and at time passing;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaaX bccX Xccb dccXXbccd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101110100 10010111110 1111010110 1001100011 11010100001 0011010110 0100101110 1010010011 1101110011 10011001010 010011110110 101110011 11010010111 01010000110 1111110110 010100011 11011110111 10010100110 100111101110 1001010011
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Taliesin;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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