This is an analysis of the poem Beyond The Door that begins with:

Alas! the evanescence of a dream,
That, like a rose, shall never blossom more!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaacca deedff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101010001 1101110101 01010011101 0101100101 01001010101 1111011101 0101011101 0100010101 1011010100 01001001001 1011010111 1111000100 1001011111 1101100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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  • summary of Beyond The Door;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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