This is an analysis of the poem Achan that begins with:
HATH he not followed a star through the darkness,
Ye people who sit at the table of Jephthah? ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbcXXcb Xdad Xecb dbaf XfXf ecXb bXXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11110011010 110111010010 110010010010 010010010110 111000110010 110011010010 111011111010 110011010110 111000010010 110111010010 110011010110 111110010010 111110010010 110010011010 011110010010 111111010010 110010010010 110111010010 011010010010 110010010010 010111011010 111011010110 111111010010 111010010010 010110111110 011010011110 111010010010 110111110010 111011011011 110010010110 111111110111 010010010111
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 10
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, i, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Achan;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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