This is an analysis of the poem The Value Of Gold that begins with:

There may be standard weight for precious metal,
But deeper meaning it must ever hold; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca dbdb dede cfcf cbcb cgcgXdfdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010111010 1101001101 11111111110 110101101 01011111010 0101010001 11010101010 0101010001 01111011110 0101000111 01010101010 1011010111 01011101010 1111010111 10110101010 1101111101 11011100110 0101111101 00110011010 11001010101 11010011110 0101001101 11010011110 0101010101 01010111110 0101010101 01011001110 1001000101 10110101010 0101010101 10011101010 1101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with, of, and, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, it are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Value Of Gold;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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