This is an analysis of the poem Possession that begins with:
That which we had we still possess,
Though leaves may drop and stars may fall; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abAb cdcd efef bgbg ccccXcAca
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11111101 11111111 11011101 11001101 11011011 11010101 01110101 11111101 110101001 0111110111 11101101 100111101 101010001 111001010 01111111 111111010 11111111 11110110 11111101 11000101 11111011 11011101 11011101 11111101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we, no are repeated.
The author used the same word that at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Possession;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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