This is an analysis of the poem In Memoriam that begins with:

Obiit 1854.
HEAVEN rest thee! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aaabbccdda AeeaaddffAAddgghhffA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1011 1110101 0110101 1010111 1010101 1110101 11101001 1111101 1010101 1011 1011 11010101 1110101 1110111 1010101 1010111 1011101 1010101 10010011 1011 1011 1010101 0110011 1011111 1110101 1111101 1111101 10110001 1111111 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 289
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thee is repeated.

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

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word thee at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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