This is an analysis of the poem To The Memory Of Claude Marquet that begins with:

Because to him the wise gods gave
Rare gifts, to lesser folk denied,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaab babba cdccd efeef dgddg XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010111 11010101 11110101 10011111 110101 11010101 01110111 11101101 11111111 111001 01010101 11110111 11011101 11010101 011101 01010101 110100101 01010001 11111101 101101 11111101 01010101 01011101 11010101 101101 01010111 11011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of To The Memory Of Claude Marquet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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