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

So love between us is over?- But the mountains and sea remain,
The blue of the world at twilight, and the sound of the summer rain....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb bbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101101010101101 0100111110100101 0100101001101101 0100111010101101 1110011100101111 101101011001101 100110111100111 11100100100011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 262
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 65 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 14
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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