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

Peace waits among the hills;
I have drunk peace,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaab cdccd XeXXe fdffd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1111 110111 011001 1101 010111 11101 101111 111001 11111 110101 1101 100101 1101101 1011 110101 1001 110001 111111 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase light connects the lines.

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

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