This is an analysis of the poem Before Sedan that begins with:
Here is this leafy place
Quiet he lies,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcc ababdd ececff acacaa aeaeXX cgcghh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100101 1011 100101 1001 110101 111101 100101 1111 110100 1011 101101 101101 110111 1101 100111 1111 101110 101111 100101 1111 100100 1001 101111 101101 110101 1011 001101 1001 0010111 1011000 100101 10001 100111 1001 001111 101101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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 Before Sedan;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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