This is an analysis of the poem Sir Guy The Crusader that begins with:

Sir GUY was a doughty crusader,
A muscular knight,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbab cddcd effef dXgdg affaf cbbcb affaf hffhf biibi hXbXX cjjcj Xbbab XkkXk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010010 01001 101001 010010010 11001001 011010010 01101 001001 011010010 01011001 01010110 01011 00111 010011010 01101001 011010010 11001 100001 010010010 11011001 010010010 11011 111001 010010110 01011101 110110010 11011 111001 110011010 11001001 010010010 11001 111101 110010010 01011101 101001110110 11001 101001 110010010 11101011 100100111010 11001 101001 1110110010 01111001 1010110010 01001 101001 00100101000 10101000110 1110010010 001101 101101 1010010010 01101001 10101101100 110001 101101 1111010010 1101101 111110010 01001 11101 010110010 11011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; her, so are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words her, you are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase her connects the lines.

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