This is an analysis of the poem Peace! What Do Tears Avail? that begins with:

PEACE! what do tears avail?
She lies all dumb and pale, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcbXB ccbdbdB eebfbfB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 111111 1001 0100101010 1111 11010101100 0101 111111 111111 1111 1100101010 1101 110100101010 0101 110011 010101 1001 0100111010 0101 11011101010 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The poet repeated the same word reply at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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