This is an analysis of the poem How Blest The Righteous When He Dies! that begins with:
How blest the righteous when he dies!
When sinks a weary soul to rest... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Abab cXcX dada aeaeXcacA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11010111 11010101 11010101 110100101 11010101 110111110 11010101 11010101 01010101 01111101 10011101 10010101 11010111 11111001 110010101 11100111 11111101 10010101 110111001 11010111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- 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; how, so, farewell are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words how, so, a are repeated.
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