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

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When all the panes are hung with frost,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcXccdedefdfbaXa X ghgghXieeiXdbhhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,16,1,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11011101 11010101 11110101 01010101 01010111 11011111 0110101 11010101 10010111 11011111 10010101 010101001 10010111 11011101 11111101 11011101 1 01011101 01011111 11010111 11010101 01110101 111101001 110111010 11111101 10010101 0100101010 11010101 01100101 11010111 11010101 100101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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