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

Our graves lie closed this Easter day,
But from their rugged sod... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cadX XeXe defe ghih cifi iiii gjbj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110101 101101 010111101 010001 11110101 110001 11011101 010000 11111101 111101 01110101 101111 11000111 110101 11011111 110111 11111101 1100101 11011111 110101 11001101 110111 101110101 100101 11111111 0111010 01011101 1111010 11010101 101101 11010111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word and 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 Easter;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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