This is an analysis of the poem In Memoriam A. H. H.: 99. Risest Thou Thus, Dim Dawn, Again that begins with:

Risest thou thus, dim dawn, again,
So loud with voices of the birds,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacddcbeeb ffff gbbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 11010001 11010001 111101001 11011101 11111101 11110001 11110001 1100001001 01110101 11010111 010010101 110001101 01010101 100010101 11010101 11000110 01010001 01111101 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word so is repeated.

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