This is an analysis of the poem Astarte that begins with:
ACROSS the dripping ridges,
O, look, luxurious night! ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXBBcDCeabAAXeC fgfggchC difIIXgCXdhdHHcDC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,8,17,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101010 1101001 1101110 110001 110001 111111 11111010 111101 1010010 110101 1111010 111110 111110 111101 111110010 111101 1101010 110101 1101010 111111 111111 1100101 11101111 111101 101010 011101 110110 111101 111101 111111 111010010 111101 0111110 1111001 0111010 010111 010111 111111 11111010 111101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 332
- Average number of words per stanza: 53
- Amount of lines: 40
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Astarte;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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