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

From out the light of many a mightier day,
From Pharaonic splendour, Memphian gloom,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba bcdbdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 010101001001 0101010101 100110001 1111010101 01010010101 1111000101 1101010101 1011100001 0101010101 0101010101 0111010001 1011010101 1111010100 0111000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word from at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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