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

The time approaches for me to part!
Now winter’s voice is compelling;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb dede fXfX ffff gege bebe hbhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010101101 11010010 010101111 01011010 111111101 10011110 110111111 11110110 111110111 11011110 111101001 11110010 011111111 01111010 1101011001 11010110 010111111 01011110 111101111 01011010 111100101 01111010 101111101 11011010 110100001 01011010 011111101 01011110 010101101 11110110 110110111 01110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; i, and, this are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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