This is an analysis of the poem In Memoriam that begins with:

A gentle loving thoughtful boy,
But happy gay and bright: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababaabcccbaX adadaadbbededeedfffdgggdaa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,26,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010101 110111 01011001 110101 11010001 01010101 110001 01011101 110001001 110100001 111001 1011101 1011101 11010101 010111 11010111 011111 01011111 11001101 110101 011111001 11000101 11010101 010111 01000101 110101 01011111 01011101 111101 01010111 01010101 11111101 010101 01010101 11010111 11011101 110101 1011101 1011101 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 427
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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  • summary of In Memoriam;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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