This is an analysis of the poem 'Tis Not Upon Earth that begins with:

Why comest thou here, so pale and clear,
Thou lone and shadowy child? ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccXX bbbXddeeaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111111 1111001 10100100101 1110100101 111101101 1010101110 111101101 1111010 101010101 11110100 1010100101 1001100101 1110100101 11111001001 1010111001 101001101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 318
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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; and is repeated.

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  • summary of 'Tis Not Upon Earth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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