This is an analysis of the poem Hope Triumphant In Death that begins with:

Unfading Hope! when life's last embers burn -
When soul to soul, and dust to dust return, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccccaa ddccaaddeeffgg XXhhccgdddcXhhhh eeddaaaaiiffaaeeee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,14,16,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1001111101 1101110101 100110101010 11110101010 1111011101 01001111101 1001110101 0101010101 1101010101 1101010101 1101011001 0101011011 1111010101 0001110101 010011000101 11110011101 01100011101 0101011101 11001010111 1101010001 1101010101 0111010001 0101010101 11110100101 1001010110 0101010001 1101110111 1001010101 1101110001 1101110101 01010010101 11110101001 1101010101 01010100101 11001110001 1011011100 1111010101 1011000101 1101011111 11010100101 1001010001 1011110111 10010011101 1101010111 1101010101 1111010101 10010101010 01110100010 01010010111 11001110001 0101010101 1101010101 1101010101 1011110001 1101000101 01001010001 11001110101 1001010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 640
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; to, of are repeated.

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  • summary of Hope Triumphant In Death;
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  • history of its creation;
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