July by Boris Pasternak: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem July that begins with:

A ghost is roaming through the building,
And shadows in the attic browse;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXc bded aefe fcXb Xgfg cdXd dhbh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010101010 11100101 010001110 01010101 110011110 11011101 110101010 11010001 0110011011 11010001 110101010 01010101 100101010 01010101 101111010 11010101 110100010 11110101 010101110 10110101 011100010 01011001 110101010 11000101 010101010 11010111 010101111 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, this, who are repeated.

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

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  • summary of July;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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