This is an analysis of the poem The Reckoning that begins with:
LEADER.
LET no cares now hover o'er us...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a b cb c d b Xb ef gf g b H IH I d f if Xb jb j b H IH I d k ik il bl b b H IH I d c XX kX ea l b H IH I a c ec ea ga g b H IH i d a mX m n in i b h ihXi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,1,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,1,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10 111110101 1010101 11111010 1111101 11 111010100 1110101 111011100 1110101 00111110 1111101 10111010 1110101 10 10111110 1010111 11111010 1010111 11 11101010 100101101 111001010 10111110 10101010 0011101 10100011 1010101 10 10111110 1010111 11111010 1010111 11 00101010 1000101 10111010 0010101 11010110 1110101 11101010 1010101 10 10111110 1010111 11111010 1010111 11 11011010 1110111 10101100 1011101 11101110 1110101 11111010 1111100 10 10111110 1010111 11111010 1010111 10 11111010 0110101 10111010 1011101 10011110 00111001 10100010 1110101 10 10111110 1010111 11111010 1110101 11 11101010 1110011 11001000 1111100 11110010 1011111 10111010 1110111 10 11111110 1110101 11111010 1110101
- Amount of stanzas: 65
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 38
- Average number of words per stanza: 7
- Amount of lines: 89
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; quite, that, his are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words let, that are repeated.
The author used the same word let at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of The Reckoning;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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