This is an analysis of the poem The Lost Dancer that begins with:

Spatial depths of being survive
The birth to death recurrences...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaXXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101001 01011000 01101101 01000101 01010101 01011111 01010001 01010101 01010101 010100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 320
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • 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; of, sand are repeated.

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

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

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

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