This is an analysis of the poem Anactoria that begins with:
Yes, Atthis, you may be sure
Even in Sardis...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X Xa bcc dba dXe XeX XXc cXa Xb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,3,3,3,3,3,3,2,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101101 10010 1000011001 001111111 010010 001110101 1011010100 111101 101101111 100101010 011100 101111101 010111010 101001 1100110110 10010010 100110 1001000101 11011110 10110111 010110011 10 110
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
- Average number of words per stanza: 14
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase her connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Anactoria;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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