This is an analysis of the poem Sunshine Through A Cobwebbed Window that begins with:

What charm is yours, you faded old-world tapestries,
Of outworn, childish mysteries,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbX aacca ddeed ffeeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110111011100 01010100 1101010101 111011000101 01011100110100 1100111011101 01010101011101 110110010101 01010101011 1111010101 110101011101 01010011101 11010101110 0101111101010 110111101110111 111101100101 1101010111 0100110101 10110100001 010111010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (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; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Sunshine Through A Cobwebbed Window;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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