This is an analysis of the poem An Unmarked Festival that begins with:

There's a feast undated, yet
Both our true lives hold it fast,-- ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaa bcbcc bdbdd cacaa eceXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 1111101 10011111 1011111 0111111 1111111 1001111 1111101 0010010 0010011 1111011 1111011 1111111 10101111 1011111 1010101 01101001 1010111 1111101 1010011 11111010 0110101 11101110 1000101 1010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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 of is repeated.

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

  • summary of An Unmarked Festival;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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