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

Back to the mystic shore beyond the main
The mystic craft has sped, and left no trace.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabab cdceed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001010101 0101111111 1101110101 1101110101 0101110101 0101010101 1101110101 0111000101 1111101100 0111111111 10110101111 1111110101 1111011111 1111001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 312
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, we are repeated.

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

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

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