This is an analysis of the poem To Ruin that begins with:

ALL hail! inexorable lord!
At whose destruction-breathing word,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccbdedeXaXa aaXaafgdgdfgeg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110001 11010101 01001001 11010101 01000111 010101 01010101 11111 11111101 110011 110110 011111 110110 110101 11111101 11010101 11011 11110101 11111101 010101 11110101 011101 11010101 110001 111111 011101 1011 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 418
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

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

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