This is an analysis of the poem Dirge that begins with:
Pure spirit! O where art thou now!
O whisper to my soul!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbcXdefdcdegegXhghfacagcfcXcccXdcd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 36,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011111 110011 11110101 010101 11110111 11001110 01010101 110101 11011111 111101 11011101 111101 11011101 110101 01111101 110001 10010101 110101 01010001 010001 101101001 110101 11010011 110101 11111001 111101 01110101 111101 11110110 111101 01011100 011101 11010111 0111001 11111101 111111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1118
- Average number of words per stanza: 209
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; o, of, thy, me are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, thy, to are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Dirge;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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