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

There is a country in my mind,
Lovelier than a poet blind...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddbbeeffgghh ffaaibbijjggkkffllgXgggg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,24,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010011 10010101 11011101 01011111 01010001 10111101 11010101 010011111 011101010 110011010 11010101 01010111 10110111 110110101 101111110 111111110 01011101 10011101 01111101 00111101 101100101 111011101 110101111 11010101 110101001 10010101 01000111 10010111 01110001 10010001 111111110 110101010 1010011 101010101 10010111 01011001 10010101 1010001 11111111 11110011 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 519
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; and, her are repeated.

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

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

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

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