This is an analysis of the poem The Land Of The Living that begins with:

I know of a land
Where hair does not grey, and where time’s rule is banned,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc aadddd aaXeff ggffee gghhii gghhff jjaaaa ggkkee ccaall bbeedd jjllee gggghh llmmff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11001 11111111101 11111111111 110010010001 11011010001 01101 11001 11111101111 11001011101 11111111111 01101011101 11101 11101 111010101011 10111101110 11101101111 110110010110 011010 1101 01001001101 01101001101 01101001100 01001001101 01101 11101 11001011101 01101001101 01101101101 11111001011 11011 11101 01101001101 11111011101 01011101101 11011011101 11110 11001 11111101001 01011001101 11011001001 11111011101 01001 11001 11001111001 11011001011 111011001101 11011111111 11111 11011 11101101001 11011001101 01101001101 110101111001 11011 11101 11011101100 11101001101 01011011011 11101111001 11011 11011 101011011001 11101011011 11011101101 11001111101 11001 11001 11001011001 11101001011 01001011001 01011001101 11111 11011 111001101101 11011111011 01001111001 11011111101 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 78
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; where, not, of, s, and are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word oh at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Land Of The Living;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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