This is an analysis of the poem Burial that begins with:
Mine is a body that should die at sea!
And have for a grave, instead of a grave...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababXcXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1001011111 1110101001 11110101 1010101001 1100100111 11010111 1111111110 111101101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 311
- Average number of words per stanza: 66
- Amount of lines: 8
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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 Burial;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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