This is an analysis of the poem Yes, It Was The Mountain Echo that begins with:

YES, it was the mountain Echo,
Solitary, clear, profound,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc dede fgfg hhhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 1010101 100001011 1000111 1010001 001001001 1010101 1111100 1110101 11101010 1010111 100110010 1111111 1011111 1000101 10000100 1111101 1001001 1010101 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Yes, It Was The Mountain Echo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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