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

Boys and girls that held her dear,
Do your weeping now;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: AbA bcb cdcXdAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 11101 1110011 10101001 101001 1011101 1110111 11101 1011101 1010101 1111101 1110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay