This is an analysis of the poem Imperial Revels that begins with:

Cheer, courtiers! round the splendid spread,—
The board that groans with shame and plate;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccbbbb defegghiij fXfaccXkkfXdgdgbbhbbj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110010101 01110111 11000111 11010101 11010101 11010101 11010101 111101 011001 110101 11000101 11101101 01011101 11011101 11110101 11010101 111100011 111101 101101 010100 11011101 11011100 11011101 110011101 1100111 01010111 11011101 110101 010101 110101 11011101 11100101 110111001 11110101 1101101 11111101 11110111 111111 101101 010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 333
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; and is repeated.

    The author used the same word ye at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Imperial Revels;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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