This is an analysis of the poem The Girl Martyr that begins with:

Upon his sculptured judgment throne the Roman Ruler sate;
His glittering minions stood around in all their gorgeous state;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddeeff bbXgdd ddbbee hhddii aahhaa ccjjje aabbhhXbbaagg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 01010101010101 010010101011101 11100101110111 11010101111101 11010101011101 11010101111001 11110111011101 11011101010101 11000101111111 110111011100111 11010111111101 11011101011101 11111101011111 11011111110111 11010100100100 010101101110010 11111111011111 11111101111111 01111101010101 01110111101110 01011001010111 11010101110101 11111101010111 11110111111101 10110101010101 11011101111101 01111101111111 01110101011101 111101011011001 010111001001111 11010101010101 11110101111101 11010101110111 11010111110111 010111001010101 01010111110101 111001010100101 01011101110101 011110111101010 1111110110001010 111100111111010 11111101111101 11110101111101 10011100010101 01011101011101 01111100011111 11010001011101 11010101011111 1101011001010101 111101011111001 111101011101001 10010101010101 111101011110010 101101011101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 376
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as, and, thy, i, to, he are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Girl Martyr;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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