On The Same (Oure Ladies Chyrche) by Thomas Chatterton: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem On The Same (Oure Ladies Chyrche) that begins with:

STAY, curyous traveller, and pass not bye,
Until this fetive pile astounde thine eye.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaXXXXbbXXcXccddeXeXee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101001111 0101011011 111101011 1100101001001 01111010110 11010111 110100001001 100010010111 110100101 0101010101 1001010111 1011110101 110101100101 1101110110 1101101101 1011001110101 1110011101 1101011111 1101010101 0011010011 1011010111 11010010010 11010111001 1101110101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 201
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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.

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  • summary of On The Same (Oure Ladies Chyrche);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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