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

Come forth, O Man, from darkness into light,
Renounce the dust, break through thy sordid bars,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdXeXecc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1111010001 0101111101 1101010101 1101011101 1101000101 1101000111 0111110101 1111010001 0111110101 11010101011 1110011100 1101111101 11001010101 1111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 602
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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