Linda To Hafed by Thomas Moore: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Linda To Hafed that begins with:

FROM 'THE FIRE-WORSHIPPERS.'
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aaaabbcccdcdaeaeXfdXdccgggghfhfbfbfdXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,39,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110100 110101001 00110101 11110101 10011111 11010111 01011101 10110100 11110111 110101010 01010101 11011111 11111101 10010101 101101010 11011001 010111110 10010111 10111111 01010111 11111100 01101111 11000111 11111101 11110111 11010101 11110111 111111001101 110101010 11110101 110101110 111010101 11010101 01100111 11010111 11101101 11011101 01110111 01111111 110011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 712
  • Average number of words per stanza: 137
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; 't, to, thee are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Linda To Hafed;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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