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

Something is dead . . .
The grace of sunset solitudes, the march... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbcXXXd AecXXcXd AbXeeacd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001 01011100001 001010101110 0111010101 0101010001 10010101000 010000100001 011111 1001 01011101101 110100101001 0101011101 11110000001 11010100100 1101010101 011111 1001 11010101010 1111011011 11110111101 0011111111 0100011001 0111101101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 308
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; of, and, in are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word something at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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