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

Faint white pillars that seem to fade
As you look from here are the first one sees ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbaba ccccca dbdbbebe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11101101 1110110111 00110111001 0101111001 1100110111 1011110101 11110111101 1101101111 110101111 10111111 1010101101 1110111101 100110110011 1111110111 11111101 101011101 1100100100 110101001 11100110111 110100101 100100101 100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 323
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, he are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word of is repeated.

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

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

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