This is an analysis of the poem Elegy that begins with:

Since I lost you, my darling, the sky has come near,
And I am of it, the small sharp stars are quite near,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa abbb cXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111111001111 111000111111 01110010101101110 10100101001010111 111100101111 10101011000101 00100100111101 1011010110111 11110111011111 101010101001 01101010101 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines near is repeated).

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

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

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