This is an analysis of the poem Gone Are Their Treasures that begins with:

From which one of your stale placements,
Do you believe you can rate......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC aXadb dbXXaaX ABCbbee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101110 1101111 11110010 11010110 010000010100 100100100010 1010101 111101 11110 110101101 111011000 011010 10101100 0010001011000 1101110101 01101110 1101111 11110010 010001 01110100 110100101 1011100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Gone Are Their Treasures;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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