This is an analysis of the poem The Wraith that begins with:
Ah me, it is cold and chill
And the fire sobs low in the grate,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eXeX bebe fgfg chchXffff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1100111 101011001 10111101 1011101 1110111 1100101 11011111 11110101 1100111 1100111 10110101 11101100 110111 110110 1011111 1011001 1011111 10101001 1001111 111101 1011111 010111 11101101 100101 1100111 111101 1001001 111101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase sweet connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Wraith;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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