This is an analysis of the poem Eternal Friendship that begins with:

Who once has had a friend has found
The link 'twixt mortal and divine; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABabcdcd dedebfbf ghghijijXfafaabAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 01110101 11110101 110100101 11110101 01011101 10010111 01010101 11111101 01011101 11111111 01011101 11111111 01111111 01011111 11111101 11001001 11010101 11110001 11110101 11010011 01011111 01110101 10010001 11111101 11110001 11110111 01010101 00111111 11010001 11110111 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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