This is an analysis of the poem Grey Grisold that begins with:

All on the misty mountain
In the driving rain,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXabAcA aaXaXada daXacada aeXebAaA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 00101 111110 11001 010111 0011001 100110 10101 1110110 101011 101110 100111 110110 10111 110110 10101 111011 001111 111110 0011 1011010 11101 1010110 10111 110110 00101 01111 101111 0011111 0011001 110110 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; his, they, have are repeated.

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

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

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

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