This is an analysis of the poem Lament that begins with:
Everything is far
and long gone by....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababccdedeffbbfgdgcbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10101 1111 11101 100011 10110100 11101 001111 11010011 011110001 0101 1001 111011011 11100100101 11101 1100101110 101 1101 11111 1100 11101001001 110110
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 558
- Average number of words per stanza: 112
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; one is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word which is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Lament;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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