This is an analysis of the poem Sir Giles' War-Song that begins with:
Ho! is there any will ride with me,
Sir Giles, le bon des barrières?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AX baAX abAX XaAX abaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101100101 11011100 01010001 01010101 101100101 11011100 0101101101 111001001 101100101 11011100 1110100 1110100101 101100101 11011100 10110101 110010101 11110101 11011100
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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