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

We do lie beneath the grass
In the moonlight, in the shade ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccdede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1110101 0011001 0011111 1111101 1110101 0111111 11011111 1100100101 10111100001 101101001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 404
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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