This is an analysis of the poem The Fugitive Ideal that begins with:

As some most pure and noble face,
Seen in the thronged and hurrying street,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababaa cdcdcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111101 100111001 110010101 010101 11010101 100010100 11110101 01111101 11010111 111111 11111011 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Fugitive Ideal;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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