This is an analysis of the poem Aperotos Eros that begins with:

Strong as death, and cruel as the grave,
Clothed with cloud and tempest's blackening breath,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXB bab aXaB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110101 1011101001 101111110 111 111010101 101010101 101011101 1110101101 1110110111 1001111111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; as is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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