This is an analysis of the poem Go Away, Death! that begins with:
Go away, Death!
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Abbbb Acddc Aeffe afggf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1011 11111 01111111010 1011110101010 1111 1011 10101 01001011011 101101011011 1111 1011 10101 101101011011 101001011101 1111 1011 11111 01111001011 101001011001 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 21
- 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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word come is repeated.
The author used the same word go at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Go Away, Death!;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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