This is an analysis of the poem Alexander that begins with:

It was the Great Alexander,
Capped with a golden helm, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb dcec Xfef ggeg hbab ghXh Xidi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011010 100101 1001000101 0011 1001110 100101 010100111 1101 1011010 111101 101101101 1001 10111110 0101011 0010010100 10111 110101 1101001 10110110 1001 110101 011101 111100 10111 101101 1101 11010 00111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; in is repeated.

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  • summary of Alexander;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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