This is an analysis of the poem Beatrice. (From Dante. Purgatorio, Xxx., Xxxi.) that begins with:

Even as the Blessed, at the final summons,
Shall rise up quickened, each one from his grave,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcaX dXXXcXXXXaeeadaXcddX aXaXafXfaaeXebc eXceXXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,20,15,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101101010 1111011001 1001010001 1011010100 0101 1101010 100110001010 110101 1000110 1 110010011101 1 1001110010 1 1111100101 010111101001 101010010101 10110101010 111100100010 0101011111 10010001010 1011110011 1101001101 01010100111 01010100110 1001000101 101010101010 010101010 1111011001 1101010101 10001110111 11010101010 10111010111 01010111010 10010000101 1111011100 0101111111 110010111011 0111011101 01110110110 1111110011 01010101010 1101011011 0101011101 101011111001 1101011101 1011010101 11110101010 1010010111 10110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1967
  • Average number of words per stanza: 348
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Beatrice. (From Dante. Purgatorio, Xxx., Xxxi.);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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