This is an analysis of the poem The Norman Horse-Shoe that begins with:

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Red glows the forge in Striguil's bounds,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabbbbcc Xddcceebb Xaaccddcc Xbbffccgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11010101 11011101 11000101 110011101 11011101 010101001 110110101 11100101 1 010101101 11010101 11010111 111100101 11110111 01011101 11100111 01010101 1 11110101 11010101 110110101 11010101 11110101 111100110 010010111 010100101 1 11011101 111111001 11010111 110011101 1101011 11100101 110101001 100101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 306
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 The Norman Horse-Shoe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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