This is an analysis of the poem Dirge that begins with:
Prayer unsaid, and mass unsung, Deadman's dirge must still be rung:
Dingle-dong, the dead-bells sound! Mermen chant his dirge around!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XX XX Xa XXXaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,5,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 10111011011101 10101111010101 11101111011101 10101111010011 00101111111100 10101111010111 11001111011001 10101111010101 10101110110111011 10101111011001
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 10
- Average number of symbols per line: 65 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 12
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, his are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Dirge;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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