This is an analysis of the poem The Dying Bard that begins with:

I.
Dinas Emlinn, lament; for the moment is nigh,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabb Xccdd Xccee Xffaa aggcc ahhii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 101001101001 11001111011 11111010011 11011001101 1 001101011001 1000110100011 11101001101 11001001011 1 11101011011 11011001001 11001111011 11001111011 1 11101011011 11011011011 110010111011 11011010011 1 101101011111 010110001110 01011011001 1110011001 1 101101011011 1000110011011 11111011011 11111111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of The Dying Bard;
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  • history of its creation;
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