This is an analysis of the poem Slender's Ghost that begins with:

Vide Shakspeare.
Beneath a churchyard yew,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XabbX caddX daeeX daccX baddX XaffX eaffX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 010111 011101 11011011 110111001 1111110 110111 1101001 11010101 11010111 1111110 1111001 110101 11010111 110111111 1111110 1111001 110101 0101111 11010001 1111110 111111 110001 11010111 01110111 1111110 111111 110111 010101011 11111111 1111110 1100101 010101 11011101 01011101 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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  • summary of Slender's Ghost;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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