This is an analysis of the poem The Lost Pleiad that begins with:
NOT in the sky,
Where it was seen ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbcdbecd bfbgdfgd hihhihhhggg bbhbjhjaaeb babagebbggXaag
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,11,11,14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1001 1011 1101000101 11011001001 1101000101 110001 1100110100 101101 0111011101 11 110101 0100110101 1001010101 1011010111 100101 0011010001 1101011001 0101010101 0101010001 1101010111 1001 1001010101 10110101001 1111010011 11001010101 0100111000111 11010010111 1100001 11 1101010111 1011010011 1111010111 1101010101 11010001101 1101010111 111101 1111010111 11010010100 11010100101 1101 01010101001 0101010011 1100100111 1101110001 01101010100 101001110101 0101111101 0111000101 01011010101 1111110100 1101110101 1111010111 001111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 429
- Average number of words per stanza: 74
- Amount of lines: 53
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; that is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nor, that, the are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Lost Pleiad;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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