This is an analysis of the poem Peace that begins with:

Give me the pulse of the tide again
And the slow lapse of the leaves,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab XcXc dede fbfb dgdg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100101 1011001 010100101 10100101 1010100110 1111011 11101100111 111101 111101101 0101001 111101111 0101111 1110110101 10100101 110111101 10101101 101110111 1100101 111010101 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; of, and, my, peace are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Peace;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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