This is an analysis of the poem Somebody's Song that begins with:

This is what I vow;
He shall have my heart to keep,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbacccA DXddeeeD AccafXfA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00111 1111101 1001111 10011 1010111 1100101 1111101 00111 00111 1111100 1110101 10101 1100101 1111100 0010101 00111 00111 1011111 1010001 10011 1001101 1001110 1010111 00111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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