This is an analysis of the poem Rev. Dr. David Smith, that begins with:

For many years Pastor of a Church in Durham, Conn., died at Fair Haven,
March 3d, 1862, aged 94.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX Xbcadcefdfgdd XaaeXgXheijjbbXdhdXhXgib
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,13,24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110010001010111110 11111 0110010101 0101001100 0011010101 0011010111 1101001111 0101010111 110101 1001 1111010101 0100010101 1001010001 1110100111 0101101 0101 1011111111 11111101110 1101010101 010100 1101 1101010000 0101001101 0101011111 01010101001 0100010101 1011 010111 0101110101 0101010101 1111001101 11011010101 1101010101 01000101001 01000100001 11010111101 0111010100 0011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 288
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; with, and are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Rev. Dr. David Smith,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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