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

HE came to call me back from death
To the bright world above. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccb dbdbeeb fbfbggb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 001101 111101001 110111 11010111 010010111 110111 11111101 101101 01011101 111111 11111101 11110101 110111 11010101 110101 11011011 111111 11111111 11111101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word love at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Eurydice;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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