This is an analysis of the poem Some Say That Ever ‘Gainst That Season Comes (Hamlet, Act I, Scene I) that begins with:

Marcellus to Horatio and Bernardo, after seeing the Ghost,
Some say that ever ‘gainst that season comes... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXaXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01000101010101001 1111011101 01110101010 0101010111 11111101101 0111011101 11011111001 1101110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; no is repeated.

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  • summary of Some Say That Ever ‘Gainst That Season Comes (Hamlet, Act I, Scene I);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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