This is an analysis of the poem Grieg Being Dead that begins with:

GRIEG being dead we may speak of him and his art.
Grieg being dead we can talk about whether he was any good or not....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110111101101 110111101101110011 11001011100101 1101111011111 10011001 110101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 317
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; grieg, being, dead, we are repeated.

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

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