This is an analysis of the poem The Father’s Curse that begins with:

[LE ROI S'AMUSE, Act I.]
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a abX ccdefdgecgdhXiXhjhegghhXkXefglaabdekclh he fhXiXiliehkdh kjjXk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,39,2,13,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011011 1110011100011101 100010010100100 10 0111010011 1111111001 1101011101 1111110111 1011010111 0101010101 1011010101 0101010100 1100010111 0111010101 0111110101 0101010101 1101010010 0101010111 1101010101 1101011101 10110101010 1101010111 11111101001 0101110101 1001011111 11010101010 11001010111 11010111000 0101111101 1101110101 1111011101 1111011111 1101111111 1101001111 1010110011 1111010101 1101101001 1111110101 1011011100 0111010101 1101111011 1101110111 0111001101 100011010011 1 110100011 110110101010 011110100 111011 1001011101 1011011101 11011101111 0101111111 1101010111 11111101001 11101010111 1110101111 1101011001 10101 1001010101110 0111011101010 11001100101010 110101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 543
  • Average number of words per stanza: 98
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, to, my, her, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Father’s Curse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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