The Burial Of The Dane by Henry Howard: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Burial Of The Dane that begins with:

BLUE gulf all around us,
Blue sky overhead -... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb cdXd defX fXcX Xgdg ghghfh gehefe aaiaja fkkklk ligiei ghXX aXjb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,6,6,6,6,6,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 11101 1011010 111001 00101010 100111 010100100 100111 01101110 1111101 101010010 00101001 1111110 101010 10111110 111011 11110100 1111111 01011101 11011001 1010010 101001 1010010 101101 1001010 101101 1010110 00100101 11001010 100101 0111010 010101 1101010 0101101 01110100 1010111 11101010 0011111 1001010 110111 0101010 1001001 101010 10001 01010110 010111 11001010 1100111 10101011 1011001 101010 101001 1100110 010110 111011 111100 10010010 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 The Burial Of The Dane;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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