This is an analysis of the poem The Fallen Star that begins with:

A star is gone! a star is gone!
There is a blank in Heaven; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbc dede afaf ghgh ifif jfjf Xaja
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 1001010 100101011 0101010 110101010 111101 110100010 110101 11010011 000101 11000111 110101 11010101 010001 11010001 110101 01010101 100101 11010101 110011 11000101 010101 10010101 110101 00110001 110101 01010101 100101 01011100 0100010 11010101 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Fallen Star;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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