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

I
Toiling through ruined temple-halls, where Time ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccbbccb cccccc XdeeddeedbfXbcfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1 1011010111 1101010101 01010110001 1101010001 1111010101 0101010111 1111010001 0101010101 1111010101 1101010101 010100101001 1111110101 1111010001 1111001111 1 01010111001 0111000101 1111010101 11001110101 1001010101 0111100101 10001001001 10010101001 011110011 0101010101 1101000100 11010001001 111101011 1 11110001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 414
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; of, and are repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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