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

Youth that is sweetest lies chill, lies still in death:
Close and clear eyelids upon the tender eyes; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XaXa bcbc bcbc dbdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010111101 11111010101 11010110100 11010111101 1111111111 111010110101 11010110110 11010011101 10010011101 11110111101 1011011111 11010011101 11010111101 11010010111 10110110101 11110010001 00010110001 10010110101 11010011101 11011110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, o, his are repeated.

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

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

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

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