This is an analysis of the poem The Parting that begins with:
As Men in Greenland left beheld the sun
From their horizon run;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd ddbb eeff eedd Xdaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101111001 010101 11010111 0111011101 1111010011 01111111 111111 1111011111 0101010101 111000101 11111111 100110110111 0000110001 11110111 11111111 1100111101 0101110011 01111101 11111001 1111110101 1101000100 11010101 1111010111 1111110101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; my, say, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words ah, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Parting;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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