This is an analysis of the poem The Three Ravens that begins with:

There were three ravens sat on a tree,
They were as black as they might be....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa XX bb XX XX cc Xb dd ee ff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101101 10111110 01001001 111110010 101011 110111001 11111101 11111101 110111100 11101111 1110111 11011111 1110101 11011011 11110101 11010101 11010101 1111011011 11100100 1101111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 71
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; such is repeated.

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

    The author used the same words 'his, she at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Three Ravens;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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