This is an analysis of the poem The Young Man's Song that begins with:

At last the curse has run its date!
The heavens grow clear above,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef dgXg dcdc gege gXga hdid jXji keke dgdg abab cgcg glgl gdgd jcjc djdj dgdg iiii dgdg dada kfkf klkl XXgX aiai imhm ncnc gdgdXljlj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011101 0101101 11010101 110101 11010101 1101001 11011101 111101 11011101 010111 11100100 110101 11110101 111101 010100100 011101 11000111 110111 11010100 110111 11000101 011101 010010001 011100 11110101 110111 11011011 110101 110000100 110101 10111101 010111 11011111 010110 11010101 010101 110100101 110101 01010101 110101 111010101 011101 11010101 010001 11111101 1100111 11010001 111001 111101001 100101 11010101 010101 11010101 1101001 01010100 110111 111110101 110101 110100111 011101 11011101 010101 11010101 110101 01110111 011111 110100101 110101 10011111 100101 010101001 110101 11010001 011111 11010111 010001 01011101 111001 11010101 0101011 010001001 110101 11010111 110101 11101101 1100001 11111101 111101 11100101 111111 100100101 111101 111101100 100101 111101001 01001001 11011101 010101 11110101 111101 1100100111 111111 11110100 010101 01011111 110101 010111001 110101 110101001 01011101 11000101 0100101 01010111 11010111 11110111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 29
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 116
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; of, he, his are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of The Young Man's Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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