This is an analysis of the poem The Maid Of Keinton Mandeville (A Tribute To Sir H. Bishop) that begins with:

I hear that maiden still
Of Keinton Mandeville... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaaaX ccaddXX eeefXfX ffbaaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 010101 100111 111111 1111101 0110111 1110 110111 0010101 0111101 11111001 0010001 110101 100 1011110 01010010 011100 101101 10100110 1010101 001 110101 1101111 1111101 010101 010111 1011111 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
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