This is an analysis of the poem Weariness that begins with:

WHERE are now the dreams divine,
Fires that lit the dawning soul, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXcd dede fgfg hihi dadaXegeg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 10110101 1010101 1110100 1000101 1010101 1000101 1010101 1011101 1110101 10000101 1010101 1110101 1010111 100100111 1110101 1111111 1010001 0110111 1000101 10100101 1010111 1010001 1011101 1110111 1010111 1010111 00101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in is repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Weariness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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