This is an analysis of the poem The Parting (2) that begins with:

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The lady of Alzerno's hall... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ababcdcd X ddeeff X fghgiijfefgege X gcgcffjj X bgbXkhkfXccX X dlXlaammffidcd XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,1,6,1,14,1,8,1,12,1,14,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01001001 010101 01010101 110001 11110101 110101 11110101 111011 1 11010111 11010111 110010101 11011101 11011111 11011101 1 11010001 1101001 01011100 010111 01110101 01110111 11111101 01110101 11011101 10010101 01110111 01111101 11111111 11011101 1 11011101 11010101 11011111 11011111 111110111 11110101 10010101 01010101 1 11110111 111101 11010101 111111 11111111 111100 11010111 110101 01011101 111101 11011101 110010 1 11110111 101111 010111010 11001 11111111 11011111 01110001 11110101 011100111 10110101 0110001101 011111 10100101 110001 100000100 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 70
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; she, her, and, when, his are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Parting (2);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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