This is an analysis of the poem Fatality that begins with:

The tree is happy because it is scarcely sentient;
the hard rock is happier still, it feels nothing:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaXb XbaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101001001010 011010010110 10111111001 110100110101 001011010101 101010011010 101100101011 101011111010 111111111001 101111010011 1011011001001 1101111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and are repeated.

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

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

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