This is an analysis of the poem Xvi that begins with:
It is true, as someone has said, that in
A world without heaven all is farewell....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abc deb adf cXf aXd adXXcfe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,7,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 0011111110 0101101011 10111111 001110111011 00111101011010 1011000111 111101101111 100110110100 10101001001010 11001100101010 01101101010010 11001001001110 0010101101001010 11010111111 1001001001 01000011101110 0101011010010 0101001001001 0010011011110 0001001001100 001101001
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; farewell, and, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words it, the, in are repeated.
The author used the same word it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase farewell connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Xvi;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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