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

We smile at each other
and I lean back against the wicker couch....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXcdcdeddeaXffXbXbXbbgdgXaXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 31,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 1111010101 110100111 111101110 1111011 0101011001 110110 1111111101 011011 1010101 111100 101010110100 110111 111010011010 1101 111011110 0100010001010 1111 00101 11101 111110010101 101001100 01101010 1110001 01001011110 10111 11010 11101 101110 111100 110001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 985
  • Average number of words per stanza: 185
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • 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; you is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines image is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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