This is an analysis of the poem Hope Dieth: Hope Liveth that begins with:

Strong are thine arms, O love, & strong
Thine heart to live, and love, and long;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabcccbbbbbdddbeeebfffbcggbdddbXhhbeeebiiibgggb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 48,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 11011111 11110111 11111101 1111100 11010101 01000101 11011111 11011111 01011101 11110110 11011111 10011101 10111110 11110111 11011101 11111111 01000101 11101111 11111101 11111111 010101001 11010001 11111101 11111111 11111111 00111101 11011101 11110101 110100111 11010101 11011101 11111111 110101001 11111111 10111101 01011111 01011101 11111001 11111101 11111101 11000101 11010011 11011111 01010100 01011101 11110101 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1759
  • Average number of words per stanza: 347
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; and, no, our are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words live, mock are repeated.

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  • summary of Hope Dieth: Hope Liveth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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