This is an analysis of the poem Grave Guld that begins with:

Grave Guld,
grave Guld!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XaXXXXa XXXXXX XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,7,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 111 111 11 11 11111 1111111 1111011 1111 111 1111 11 111 11111 111 110 110 111 11 1110 11 1110 110111 11101 11 1001 101 1011 111 111101 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; den, des, v are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word grave is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines guld, gte, rge are repeated).

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

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