This is an analysis of the poem Charles Vii And Joan Of Arc At Rheims that begins with:

A glorious pageant filled the church of the proud old city of Rheims,
One such as poet artists choose to form their loftiest themes:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabb ccdd eXff ggff hhXX hhii ggff aaee gggg jjkk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01001010100111001 11110101011101 111001011001001 010101010110101 01110101110011 110100101010101 10111101110111 01011101010001 01001101110101 010101010010100 101101110110101 111111111100101 11011101110111 11011101110001 101011101010101 10010101110101 0111001010101001 01010111010101 010101001110101 110101111100100 110100110100001 11010101010001 01100101010101 11010100010001 1001010111101 10010101010101 010111110100101 11010101110101 01010111001101 01000100010101 01010101001101 01000101011101 01011111110101 01010101100101 11011101111101 11110111110001 11010111111001 110111001110111 110101001011001 1101001101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Charles Vii And Joan Of Arc At Rheims;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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