This is an analysis of the poem The Lost One that begins with:

COME to the grave--the silent grave! and dream
Of a light, happy voice--so full of joy, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdecafggXhcicaXi eiXdbchXdchXihefcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001010111 0011011101 1111011101 1000101110010 1101110011 11010001101 1001011111 0111001001 1101110111 11010101010 1001010100 0101001011 0101101101 1101101011 01000101010 10010100111 0011110101 10010010001 0101110101 0101010101 0111011100 10001010101 1101110011 1101110101 1110010111 1100111101 1111010001 1101011111 1111001011 11010101010 1111111111 1011010101 0111010101 0100001011 0111010001 1101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 816
  • Average number of words per stanza: 149
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, a are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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