This is an analysis of the poem The Mountain And The Lake that begins with:

I know a mountain thrilling to the stars,
Peerless and pure, and pinnacled with snow;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd bebeffff cgcgcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010001 1011110001 10010110101 1001010101 1001010001 10010011111 1011010101 1101110101 1101110111 1111000111 1001000101 10010001001 1001000101 100110001 10010001001 10001011101 1111111111 0111111100 1000010101 1101011011 1101010001 0111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 322
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; its, her, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word my at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Mountain And The Lake;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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