This is an analysis of the poem Fear No More that begins with:

Fear no more the heat o' the sun;
Nor the furious winter's rages, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc cdcdcc eaeacc ffffgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101 101001010 1110111 111110110 1011111 11010101 11101001 1110101 1110111 01010101 01010101 11001101 1110101 1011101 1110101 1110111 11011101 01011101 1100011 111111 110101 101111 1010101 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; to, thee are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines thee is repeated).

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

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