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

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No more for him, where hills look down,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabbbbC X ddbbXec X ffeeddC X ggbXaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,1,7,1,7,1,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11111111 1101 01010101 010101101 11100101 01011111 11111111 1 11111101 1101 01100011 01001111 11000101 01011101 11111111 1 11111111 1111 011010001 011101111 11010111 01011111 11111111 1 01110111 0111 01000101 1100010111 11011111 01110101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; more, no, whose are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines done is repeated).

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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