This is an analysis of the poem The Sunken Crown that begins with:

Nothing will hold him longer—let him go;
Let him go down where others have gone down; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaXbba bccbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001110111 1111110111 1011101111 1011101111 0101110101 1111111111 1111010101 1111110111 1111011101 01001101111 1101010101 1101001101 0101010011 0100111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 301
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, him, or, for, poor, of are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Sunken Crown;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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