This is an analysis of the poem The Ruin that begins with:

THE bitter wind blows o'er the desolate wold,
—The bloom from the blossom forever is sped!—...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aAaa aAaA bAbA cAcA cAcA dAda eAeaXcAca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010111001001 01001001001 11111101101 11011001001 01111011011 01001001001 01011001001 11111011001 11101101011 01001001001 11001101011 11111011001 01101101111 01001001001 11101011101 11111011001 011011011011 01001001001 0110101111 11111011001 0111101111 01001001001 11011101001 11111011001 11011101011 01001001001 11011011011 11101011001 11011001101 01001001001 111111110011 11111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; and, my are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word its at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word dead at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

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