This is an analysis of the poem Lydia Is Gone This Many A Year that begins with:

Lydia is gone this many a year,
Yet when the lilacs stir,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac adad efef ghgh cebe ifif
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000101001 110111 00110111 010100 11010101 010101 10110101 110101 011111000 010101 100111101 110111 01011101 010011 11011101 010001 11010100 111101 110111001 111001 10110101 010101 01010111 0100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; and, of are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Lydia Is Gone This Many A Year;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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