This is an analysis of the poem Adrian's Address To His Soul When Dying that begins with:
Ah! gentle, fleeting, wav'ring sprite,
Friend and associate of this clay!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcabc XXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010101 110100001 0101101 11111101 11010101 11010101 1000100100 1010100 11100010 1000100100 1111010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
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- summary of Adrian's Address To His Soul When Dying;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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