This is an analysis of the poem To A Dead Poet that begins with:

I knew not if to laugh or weep;
They sat and talked of you--... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba bcdX Xede dcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100111 111101 101111011 111101 100010111 010111 1101110101 1111110 11111011 111101 11111101 111101 11111001 111011 11110111 011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; 'twas, he, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words 'twas, i are repeated.

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  • summary of To A Dead Poet;
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