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

Eros, from rest in isles far-famed,
With rising Anthesterion rose,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac bab abac X Xbac cab XbXc X abac babXabac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,1,4,3,4,1,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111 01010001 11010101 10 01110111 111101011 11010101 11011101 110011111 01011101 10 1 1001001100 010100111 110011101 10 11111111 01011111 11011111 110111110 1111011011 111101100 10 1 10011101 11010101 10111101 10 110110111 01010101 0101111101 011101101 11111111 01011111 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

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

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