This is an analysis of the poem The Voiceless that begins with:

WE count the broken lyres that rest
Where the sweet wailing singers slumber,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefghgh eieijeje
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110101011 101101010 110110101 0110101010 01110101 110101010 01111101 110111000 11110101 111111110 11010111 010101010 11100101 10101001010 110100111 110101110 11111111 1100111010 11110111 1101001010 010111001 0100101010 11010001 111111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 374
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as is repeated.

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

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