This is an analysis of the poem Ad Finem Fideles that begins with:

Far out, far out they lie. Like stricken women weeping,
Eternal vigil keeping with slow and silent tread— ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdefe cgagXbfb dcacacdc acdcXXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111101010 0101010011101 11110100101010 01000101011101 01011100111110 11011101110101 01001110101010 1101010010001 1101000111010 0101010111111 01010101101010 010100100010001 011101000101100 110101111110001 0101010101010 0111110001001 0101011101010 0111010010101 01110101111010 010000100010101 11010101101010 11010101010101 1100011101010 010101000100101 1101011101010 11010100010001 100110100111010 11010101010101 1000101010001110 10010010010101 1111100101010 01111100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 458
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 56 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, of are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Ad Finem Fideles;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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