This is an analysis of the poem For Ever that begins with:
OUT of the body for ever,
Wearily sobbing, “Oh, whither?”... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaba Xcdc efbf Xghg bbbb Xiji dgbg Xbkb flgl Xheh kmXm angn XcfC bbeb achc XjgjXacfC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10010110 10010110 011110010 11010010 10110010 1011101 1000110110 11011101 10100010 1011101 010010010 11001001 11001111 1011001 110011010 01001001 1111110 01101001 111010010 101001001 011010010 11011111 110110010 01101001 111010010 11001001 111110110 11001001 010110110 11001001 110010010 01101001 111010010 11001001 111010110 01001001 1011110010 01001001 011011010 01001001 1010011110 11001001 010110110 01101101 0011010110 11011101 1011111110 11001101 010110010 1001011 10110010 01101101 110110111 11111001 110110010 01001010 11110110 11111111 011110110 11101011 10010100 0001001 10110110 11010101 10010110 11011011 10110010 01101101
- Amount of stanzas: 17
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 68
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; and, away, i, nor are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word she is repeated.
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- summary of For Ever;
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