This is an analysis of the poem Song Of The Waiting Dead that begins with:
With us there is no gray fearing,
With us no aching for lack!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababXcXX dcdcefef
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01101110 0111011 101001110 1010111 1101011 0111001 111110110 1110111 0111010 0101101 11101010 1101001 1100101 01010001 01011011 010111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
- Average number of words per stanza: 53
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Song Of The Waiting Dead;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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