This is an analysis of the poem The Lady, The Knight, And The Friar that begins with:

THE LADY.
O cavalier! what dost thou here, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: A bcbc D bcbc A eaea D bfbf A gXge h hihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 11001111 1101010 101011101 1101010 01 110111011 1101010 010100101 01010110 010 111101101 1111110 0111001001 1101110 01 110101101 1111010 110101111 1101010 010 11011101 1111110 01011001001 11011010 010 110101010 110101 1111001010 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 74
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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  • summary of The Lady, The Knight, And The Friar;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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