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

NEVER again:
No child shall stir the inmost heart of her... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbbcaca deeffadad ghheeigiig
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 1111010100 1101011111 1101110101 1011111111 1101110001 110101 010111 1101 1001 11101110101 0101001101 0101110111 110010110101 1101110101 110101 1111110111 011011 1111 0111111111 10010011111 1111011101 011100011 1111110001 011111 11010110111 1111111111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 355
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; her, she are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words she, not are repeated.

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

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

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