This is an analysis of the poem To One Departed that begins with:

Seraph! thy memory is to me
Like some enchanted far-off isle... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaabXbcdccdcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101100001 11010111 0111001 11011010 011111 100101000 110111101 11010111 11011101 110111 1101101 11110101 01011011 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 438
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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; some is repeated.

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  • summary of To One Departed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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