This is an analysis of the poem Lament that begins with:

Where are those dazzling hills touched by the sun,
Those crags in childhood that I used to climb?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac abaaaXaaaCC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11110011101 1101111101 101010101010 10001 0101011101 1101011011 1101010101 1010101001010 1010 1111011101 1100111010 1100111 1010001 1010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; hidden is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines heart is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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