This is an analysis of the poem Lethe. that begins with:
The waves of Lethe wash till we forget
Our earthy life and love; and 'twould appear...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcbXdddacb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 010111101 1101111101 0111011011 1101101101 1011100101 1101110110 11010000111 11101100111 1011010101 1101011111 10110000101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 470
- Average number of words per stanza: 89
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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 Lethe.;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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