This is an analysis of the poem The Lost Colors that begins with:

FROWNING, the mountain stronghold stood,
Whose front no mortal could assail;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbab dedede fXXgeX hdgXcd dihifi XdXdad edXdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010111 11110101 11111100 010001001 111100101 10010101 11011101 110000110 10010101 11010101 10010111 10011101 11010000 1101011 100010111 11010010 110100110 11011100 01001101 11010101 11001101 11110110 11011101 11011101 11011101 01010101 110010101 01011111 01110101 11110111 10011101 010010101 110101101 010101001 01001100 11110101 11010101 11010011 11010111 11110111 11110001 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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