This is an analysis of the poem Elegy that begins with:
I HAVE lov'd flowers that fade,
Within whose magic tents ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababccdd ececddff ghghbbff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111011 011101 111101 0110001 010101 010111 1100110 1101010 111111 011101 010101 1000100 1101010 010101010 111111 110111 111101 110101 1101001 111101 100111 1111101 011111 101101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Elegy;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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