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

Poetry to us is given
As stars beautify the heaven,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaaccbb ddeeffgghhii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001010 11101010 11010111 100110101 10100010 011010010 11011101 10010101 11000011 11000101 01010111 11110101 11011011 01010101 110010110 10101010 01010101 1100101 11010101 01000111 11010010 01011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 353
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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