This is an analysis of the poem Buried To-Day that begins with:

February 23, 1858.
BURIED to-day. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbaa accaa addXa aeeXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011 1001 101111101 111011101 01011111 00101101 1001 10011101 011111101 111110101 000110011 1001 10101110 10101101 110101111 101101 1001 010100111 010110101 011101110 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Buried To-Day;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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