This is an analysis of the poem In Memoriam A. H. H.: 55. The Wish, That Of The Living Whol that begins with:
The wish, that of the living whole
No life may fail beyond the grave,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: abbacddcedde fddf gaag
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01100101 11110101 01010111 01010101 11110111 11011101 11000111 11000101 110100101 01010001 11010101 11011101 11011101 11001101 01011101 11110101 11110111 11011111 01110101 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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 so is repeated.
The author used the same word i 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 In Memoriam A. H. H.: 55. The Wish, That Of The Living Whol;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson
- Analysis of Late, Late, So Late
- Analysis of In Memoriam A. H. H.: 16. I Envy Not In Any Moods
- Analysis of The Deserted House
