Rachel by Anna Akhmatova: poem analysis

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

When Jacob and Rachel met for the first time,
He bowed to her like a humble wayfarer. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcXX dcbcbb bbbXXd XedeaX bfafXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011011011 11001010100 0101011001 010111101010 11011001001 11001011001 11101010001 011011010 01011001100 110101010 110001001001 010011011001 11011011011 1101101 01001011101 11111011 1110100011 11001000101 01011101101 111010010 11001001111 010010010 11001011101 01001001011 11001001001 011010010 11011001011 010011010 11011011001 11011111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word yet at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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