This is an analysis of the poem Sir Gawaine And The Green Knight that begins with:

Reptilian green the wrinkled throat,
Green as a bough of yew the beard; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb acac dbdb efef agag bbbb cgXg adadXbfbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 11010101 11011111 11011101 01111111 11010001 01110111 11011111 01110111 11110101 11111101 01110101 01011001 11010101 11010101 11010101 11010111 01010101 10110111 11110111 11010101 01010001 11010111 11010001 01010101 11111101 11110100 11010011 11111101 11010111 01010101 11110111 11011101 11110111 11011111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, had, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Sir Gawaine And The Green Knight;
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  • history of its creation;
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