This is an analysis of the poem An Elegy that begins with:
Relentless Death! - ah! why so soon
Cut down the flow'ret fair to view!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab caca dede efef acac eaea eaeX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01011111 11010101 11010101 11010101 01010111 01100111 110101011 1100101011 11010101 111100111 11011101 11010101 11100111 111111001 01011101 01010111 11101101 11010101 11010101 1101001001 10110111 100111010 11110001 010101010 11110101 11011101 11110111 110010111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- 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.
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- summary of An Elegy;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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