This is an analysis of the poem The Image In Lava that begins with:

Thou thing of years departed!
What ages have gone by,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX Xbcb Xaaa Xbdb ebXb dbab bfaf Xgfg caba ebfb Xece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100010 110111 11010111 111100 101101100 1000111 11011101 110001 1101010 110001 010101001 1100011 11110100 011101 110001001 111101 01111001 111101 11000101 110101 1001110 110101 11010101 100111 0111010 010110 11010101 111101 1101010 110101 11111101 010101 1111110 110101 01101100 101001 1101111 110101 11010001 010101 0101010 111101 110110100 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of The Image In Lava;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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