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

Haihtuvi nuoruus niinkuin vierivä virta.
Langat jo harmaat lyö elon kultainen pirta....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101010 1011011010010 1011010110010 101110010110 101100101 10010101101 100101011010 100101001010 11101110010 101110110 1001010010010 1100010010010 1001010010010 110110110010 100101011010 1001010010010 100101100010 100110010010 110110110110 100111010010 110101001010 1001010010010 111011010010 10111010010 100101010010 1001010010110 100101110010 1001011010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; t is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines t is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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