This is an analysis of the poem Written At Trenton Falls that begins with:

Come down! from where the everlasting hills
Open their rocky gates to let thee pass,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcdcXefefggggahahidiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010101 1011010111 1001010101 1111011101 0111111101 010111111010 11111111001 01011101010 1101011101 1111110111 11110010101 1101101101001 0111011001 11010011101 1101111101 0100110111 1101110101 1011010101 1101010101 1101010101 101010110011 11010111010 111100100011 10111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 198
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; and, thy, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Written At Trenton Falls;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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