This is an analysis of the poem Tell's Birth-Place. Imitated From Stolberg that begins with:

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Mark this holy chapel well!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcc Xddaa XXXXX Xeeff adddd aggge Xcchh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1010101 01100101 1111101 1010101 1 11110001 1010101 11011101 11110101 1 10111111 011101010 11110011 11111110 1 11110001 11010101 01000101 01001101001 1 01010101 01010101 11110101 01111101 1 01011101 11010111 11110111 11111111 1 11110101 11110101 11000101 01000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Tell's Birth-Place. Imitated From Stolberg;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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