This is an analysis of the poem Elysium Of Shades that begins with:

Elysium of shades this soul of mine,
Shades silent, luminous, and wholly severed...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXcbca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100010101 11010011010 00110011101 11111111100 1111010001 11110111010 01011101001 11100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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; and, their are repeated.

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  • summary of Elysium Of Shades;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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