This is an analysis of the poem From Egmont that begins with:
ACT I.
CLARA winds a skein, and sings with Brackenburg....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X X X ab acc deXe X Xd ffgf g X e X ch h hh XiXbi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,2,3,4,1,2,4,1,1,1,1,2,1,2,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 10101110100 011010 11011 111011 11101 101101 111001 110110 11101 111010 01011 1010111 11011 110110 01101 010110 11011 1110010 01011 11 101 10 110 1100010 10 110 001110 1101 101001 1001 001111
- Amount of stanzas: 18
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 38
- Average number of words per stanza: 7
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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; his, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words my, and are repeated.
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- summary of From Egmont;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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