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

Now that the grey wet of the road makes quiet
Each step we take, ah, there can float...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabacded fgXXXheh Xibighah jjfjfcec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011001110 11111111 110011010011 100101 11011000110 110101111 0101110010 1100101 0101011010 1010111001 110110101010 1010010 11110011110 010100101 1111011010 010001 11011010100 11110111 11101101011 1100011 11011001011 01101101001 00111101110 110111 11011111010 111101011 110110110110 010001 11111110110 1100100110 1101111110 00111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 314
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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