This is an analysis of the poem In Memoriam that begins with:
The Golden Rule-the blessed creed
That shelters frail humanity,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaab cdccd efeef ghggh eaXea eiXei bdbXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 0101011 11010100 01011101 01000111 01110100 01111101 11010101 01010111 01010111 01011101 01000101 11010111 11010101 11110111 011101011 10010011 11010111 01101101 01011111 11011111 01111101 01001111 111011110 11000101 11000111 11111101 010010001 01110111 11110111 110010111 11111110 11111101 01011100 011011101 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 35
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, to, it, god's are repeated.
The author used the same word too 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 In Memoriam;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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