This is an analysis of the poem Elegy Of Fortinbras that begins with:

To C. M.
Now that we’re alone we can talk prince man to man...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abcdeebc Xfecbfb XgXbX XgbdXf bccaabX Xe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,7,5,6,7,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 110011111101 1111011111011 101110101 111010110110 111111011101 11110001010100100 01101011010101 10110110 10101010001100010 110100110100010 10011011010101011 1110101010100101 11110100 1001100011101 110101010111001 101110101010111 1010101010101 11101001110100 100110110010 111101101110101 11111010101110 111101011010101 110100111001 110010101001010 0011001110101 00110111110 01111101010 10011101110 1110010101010010 111101110010 1101010101 0111011101 111101010100 0011101110111111110000 111011111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; apart, you, to, with, what are repeated.

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

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

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