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

We parted at golden dawn.
I feasted my last on her eyes,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb adad XeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1101101 11011101 1101001 1011011 100101 1011100 001001001 11101011 00100111 101101 1111001 00100101 1111001 01101011 01101001 01101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, from, in are repeated.

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

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