This is an analysis of the poem Alexander Vi Dines With The Cardinal Of Capua that begins with:

Next, then, the peacock, gilt
With all its feathers. Look, what gorgeous dyes ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaa accadd ebbeff cggchh XXbcXX ihXiee jjjjkk gaXgXX lcclXaXgiigbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 0101011101 1001 1111011111 01011101101 101101010101 011111 1110011101 1101 11000100100 1111010101 0011011101 110101 1001111101 1101 1101010001 1111011111 1101010101 111101 11010010101 1111 1001010111 0101011111 1010110001 100101 1001101000 10101 0101011111 1101100101 01010100111 111101 1101110101 1100 100001111111 1111111101 0101110101 110101 1110011101 1111 111101001101 1111111101 1101100101 110111 0101110101 0100 1111010101 111110101 1001100100 111111 11010010111 1011 000101111 1001110111 0101110111 101100 1101110111 0011 1001110101 1101110101 00111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; it, like are repeated.

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