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

High in the place of outraged liberty,
He ruled the world, an emperor and god... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa baba cdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001011100 1101110011 0101010111 1101010101 1101111101 11010011101 1111110101 1101000111 1001110100 0111010101 1111010001 1101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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

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

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