This is an analysis of the poem The Nobleman's Wedding that begins with:

I once was a guest at a Nobleman's wedding;
Fair was the Bride, but she scarce had been kind,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eXeX ffff cXcX gbgb ceceXgege
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011010010 1101111101 110111111010 01011011001 011010010110 1101111001 110110010010 01101111001 110010011110 1010011111 110011011010 110110011100 110011010010 01001011011 011010011110 111011111 111011111110 10101011001 011010010110 11011001001 011010110010 1001111101 10101101010 1111101111 011110110110 1111111011 111010110010 11011011101 110010010110 11111101011 111011011010 01011111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word he is repeated.

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