This is an analysis of the poem Over The Lofty Mountains that begins with:

Wonder I must, what I once may see
Over the lofty mountains!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBaacc aBaabb dBddcc bBbbcc eBXeaa fBffXX eBeecc eBeegg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111111 1001010 11110110 10111011 1001010 0001010 101101001 1001010 100111001 110100111 1101010 1101110 1100101101 1001010 101101001 10111001 10010010 10111110 11111100 1001010 11111101 10100100 1101010 1000010 10011011 1001010 10111111 10010111 0111011 1011011 11110101 1001010 10110111 10100111 1001100 10111010 101111111 1001010 100100101 1001111101 1111010 1011010 111111111 1001010 110100111 001111101 1101010 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; far is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).

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  • summary of Over The Lofty Mountains;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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