This is an analysis of the poem Music For The Dying that begins with:

Ye who will help me in my dying pain,
Speak not a word: let all your voices cease....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXcd Xede fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101101101 1101111101 11111101001 111111 1010011101 0101111110 1111111011 110001 101101111001 1111100101 01001011111 111101 0100010101 0111110101 0101000101 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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