This is an analysis of the poem Letter To A Purist that begins with:
That grandiose colossus who
Stood astride...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: abXcbXacadefdeXf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010101 101 01000101 100111 111 001101000 11011 111 1111001 011 11000011 0111 10001011 001001000011 111 101001001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 372
- Average number of words per stanza: 68
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 Letter To A Purist;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Sylvia Plath
- Analysis of The Babysitters
- Analysis of The Beekeeper's Daughter
- Analysis of Miss Drake Proceeds To Supper