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

Chloe's hair, no doubt, was brighter;
Lydia's mouth more sweetly sad;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcD cXcXbdbD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 1011101 10101010 10010101 111110011 10011001 11101111 101 11101010 1010100 10011010 1010101 01011110 110101 11101110 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Renunciation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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