This is an analysis of the poem On The Death Of Rebecca that begins with:

Thou delicate blossom; thy short race is ended,
Thou sample of virtue and prize of the brave!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ebeb fXfX Xbcb efef gbgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010111010 11001011001 111110110010 11111101101 111001111010 11101001001 010011110110 01101011111 111111100010 11101101101 011010010010 11101101001 010010010011 00101011111 110111010011 1110101110110 1110011111100 110010011001 010110010110 11011001001 010010010010 11101001001 111010010010 11101101001 1010011110010 11011001011 1100100111010 01001001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to, her are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word thou is repeated.

    The author used the same word thou at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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