This is an analysis of the poem The Vampire that begins with:
A lily in a twilight place?
A moonflow'r in the lonely night?—... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab caca dede fbfb ghgh icic
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01000111 01000101 11000101 0101 01110111 11011100 011100111 1101 11011001 10111001 110011101 0111 11011101 11011111 11011111 1001 111101110 11110111 111111110 0111 11110111 11111101 01111001 0111
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; she is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, when are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Vampire;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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