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

Far are the shades of Arabia,
Where the Princes ride at noon, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXddd adbdcede cfdfffaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100100 1010111 101001110 1001001 111011010 1000101 11001010101 100101 1001000100 0111101 110011101 100101 10111011 11001101 0011011010 00101001 111011010 1101111 11001101 0100001 11110011 1101011 101001010100 11100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 278
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).

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

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

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