This is an analysis of the poem The Sunset Thoughts Of A Dying Child that begins with:

Friends! do you see in yon sunset sky,
That cloud of crimson bright?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababaa cdcdee fbfbbb dadaff fcfcgg ghghff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111101111 110101 10010101 010111 11010111 10111101 111101010 100101 110111010 010101 10110001 01110111 11110101 011101 110111001 1101001 111011101 11111111 110101001 110101 10010111 110011 11110101 10111011 11010101 1101110 10110101 1101110 11010111 11011111 11111011 111101 11110111 011101 11111101 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; its, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Sunset Thoughts Of A Dying Child;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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