This is an analysis of the poem Repose that begins with:
A mossy footfall in this wood
A peal of thunder were,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaXbb cdedbb XcXcaa beeeff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01011001 010100 11010101 0010001 01010101 01110101 10110111 010101 10010101 111101 100111101 01000101 11110011 011001 01001101 0100101 11011101 110011111 01011101 111101 01001110 110100 11110101 11010111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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; as is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, these are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Repose;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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