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

What stern prenatal palls occlude from us
Once-dominant Signs, once-rampant arms! How strait...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba abba acXcaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101011001 11001110111 0101010101 1101011100 0111010100 0101110111 0101010101 1010011100 0011010101 010111001001 1101010110 1111010101 0101010101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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