This is an analysis of the poem Lethe that begins with:

NOR skin nor hide nor fleece
Shall cover you,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXc XbdbedXebabca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 1101 11001011 1001010101 1011 101 110111 1101 11001001 1100110101 1010 101 111111 0101 11101110 0100110101 0110 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; nor, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nor, without are repeated.

    The author used the same word nor at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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