This is an analysis of the poem Lurline (Inscribed To Madame Lucy Escott.) that begins with:

As you glided and glided before us that time,
A mystical, magical maiden,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbbbc bbbbbbbc bdbdaaac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011001111 010010010 11011101001 1010110110 11011111011 11101011001 111101001001 1111100011 101110111001 1010110010 11001011101 010111010 11111011001 11101001001 11011111011 11111100011 011011001001 0111111110 111011110110 1011011010 11110011111 1110010010111 11101001011 11111100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 369
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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, we, of, your, that are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word us at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Lurline (Inscribed To Madame Lucy Escott.);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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