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

Cold in the earth—and the deep snow piled above thee,
Far, far removed, cold in the dreary grave!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd XeXe aeae fafa gaga ffff hfhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110111011 1101100101 11011101011 10111111001 110111111010 1001011101 10111111110 1101110101 10011011100 01111100001 100100101010 1010011100 11010101011 1011010101 100101101011 1101110111 11011101110 1101110111 11110111110 1111000101 11010101110 110011100001 101110101010 1011010101 10110101010 1111010101 10010101010 1011010111 11011111010 110101001001 11010110010 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; my is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words no, all are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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