This is an analysis of the poem Lament that begins with:
Listen, children:
Your father is dead....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbbcbbXcXcXcXAaAdXaAd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010 11001 0011 1111010 1111010 0011 1000010 111011 1110 100011 111010 01001 11101 0101010 1111 1010010 1111 1011 11110 111100 1111 10111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 503
- Average number of words per stanza: 95
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 Lament;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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