This is an analysis of the poem The Mole that begins with:

Said he: "I'll dive deep in the Past,
And write a book of direful days...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcacX dedeafaf cgcgfhXh XeXXadad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011001 110101001 11010101 01010101 11110001 111100001 1101011001 0100111100 10110101 11110101 01110001 11010101 0101001 110010111 10010101 11110111 01011111 11111101 10110111 010100011 11000101 11010101 11010101 01011001 111110100 11100001 1101111 1101010100 10011111 10010101 11010001 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 283
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, would are repeated.

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

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

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