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

WITHIN my circled arm she lay and faintly smiled the long night through,
And oh, but she was fair to view, fair to view!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc dd XX ee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0111011111010111 11111101101 0101000101011101 11010111111 1101000111110101 110101011101 1101010111010111 010100010111 11011111111101101 111100011111 1101000111110101 110100011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • 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, her, sweet, ' are repeated.

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

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

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