This is an analysis of the poem Death Chant that begins with:

Viewless essence, thin and bare,
Well nigh melted into air,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbcc ddee XXaa ccff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 1110001 10101001 01011111 1011101 0110111 0110111 1010101 00101010 10100110 1011101 100111001 1011110 11011101 1011111 11011101 1110011 01110111 010111001 110011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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