This is an analysis of the poem To The Romantic Traditionists that begins with:

I have looked at them long,
My eyes blur; sourceless light...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXcd efef ghgh ibib acac jdjd igigXfbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 1111001 100101 011101 110111 00010100 011001 111100 101111 110111 110101 10110101 110101 001101 001001 11011 0100101 110101 001101 011111 11110 11101 1011010 01011 111101 110011 100111 110001 110111 101101 111011 100100 110101 101101 1100111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they is repeated.

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

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  • summary of To The Romantic Traditionists;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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