This is an analysis of the poem The Lament that begins with:
O THOU pale orb that silent shines
While care-untroubled mortals sleep!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababbcbc dedeefef acaccgcg adaddhdh hihiXfXf hjhjjcjc klklXdld kmkmmXmh fkfkkkkk hdhddXdl
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11111101 11010101 11011101 11010111 01110101 01111001 11010001 11111101 11011101 0101101 110111001 010001001 110100101 11010101 11010001 11010101 11010101 11111001 110111001 11010111 010101001 01010101 01010101 10010011 01000101 110100101 11111101 10111101 11110011 11010101 11110111 10110101 11111101 11010101 10010101 01010001 01111010 01111101 11011101 01011101 111011011 01010101 11010011 11010101 11110111 10110101 11010101 11010101 011110101 100110111 110100101 111101001 1100111001 110001001 11110101 11010101 11110111 10110111 11111111 11000101 10110101 11010110 11110101 01010101 1111110101 11010101 11110101 01110101 01010101 110100111 01110101 010100101 11010101 11010001 10010101 01110111 01011101 11011101 11010011 01010101
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 281
- Average number of words per stanza: 49
- Amount of lines: 89
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, scenes are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words no, the, how, and, scenes are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Lament;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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