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

TREAD lightly, she is near
Under the snow,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac bbbb dcdc acacXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1001 110111 0101 101101 1001 111111 1001 101111 1101 110101 1011 101101 1101 111101 1011 111101 1110 111101 11010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 word she is repeated.

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  • summary of Requiescat;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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