This is an analysis of the poem The Ghost that begins with:
NOW that the curtains are drawn close
Now that the fire burns low, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xababba ccccccc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 11010111 1101011 11010101 011101 11010101 11110101 010101 11010111 1101001 11110111 110111 110011101 11000101 111011
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 15
- 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.
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- summary of The Ghost;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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