This is an analysis of the poem A Dead Man that begins with:
Trapper died—our hero—and we grieved;
In every heart in camp the sorrow stirred. ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaa bXbX ccXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 101110111 01001010101 11110100101 1111011101 1111110101 1111111101 1111110101 0101011111 10010010011100101 0100100101010101 11111110111111000 11001101011110111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 10
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; how, thy, and, for are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of A Dead Man;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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