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

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Tired with the busy crowds, that all the day... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abab X cdcd X efef X fgfg X caca X dbdb X hhhh X dcdc X cici X bhbh X fjfj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 10001011101 0101110101 11010010101 1101010101 1 1110011101 11001010101 10001011101 1101011001 1 11110100101 1011110101 1101110101 11001110101 1 1111110101 1001010101 1101110101 11110101001 1 1101110001 1011110101 110001101001 1101110101 1 1011110101 1111010111 110100011101 1101010001 1 0111000101 1111010101 111100101001 1101010001 1 0101000101 1111001001001 0101010101 10110011001 1 0111110111 11001111001 1111110101 1101011011 1 11010101001 0101010101 1101110111 110010100111 1 1111011101 1101111101 1111010101 11100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 22
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; thy is repeated.

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

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

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

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