This is an analysis of the poem Elegy Vi that begins with:

Now has bright Sol fulfill'd his circling course,
Again to Taurus roll'd his burning car,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdefefghghciciehehhchchjhjjfjfhhhhghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 44,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11110101001 0101010101 1101011001 11010011001 10111100001 1001010101 1101010101 11010111001 01110100101 1101111101 1101011101 11001011101 1111110111 0111000101 11010100101 11010111001 0101011001 0101010101 111100101001 1101011101 1101011101 1101011101 0101110101 11001011101 11010101001 1101000101 0111110101 1111110001 0101110111 11010011111 11110100101 11010100011 11110101001 1101001101 1101000101 1001110101 1110000101 111100100101 1101010101 11011010101 0101011101 0011110101 11010101001 1101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1913
  • Average number of words per stanza: 325
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words my, i are repeated.

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

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