This is an analysis of the poem Enigma that begins with:

Some men are born to gather women's tears,
To give a harbour to their timorous fears,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXcXbXXbXcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1111010101 01010011001 0101011101 1011011001 11110110 111100101 110111010101 101101 11111111101 101101010 110101 010010010100 111 011011001 1011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 556
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Enigma;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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