This is an analysis of the poem Independence that begins with:
Come to my arms --- is it eve? is it morn?
Is Apollo awake? Is Diana reborn? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbbcC ddeXecC ffcXccC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 1011001001 001001001011 101011101101 0001000001 0001001001 0001001101101 1011101011 1011101011 1011011011 001011111011 0010011111110 11001001001 111011111001 1011101011 1011001001 011101001011 111011111001 11111001111100 111101111101 111111001111 1011101011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 327
- Average number of words per stanza: 65
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, of, arms, my, to, come, who, all, that are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words is, come, who are repeated.
The author used the same word come at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word arms at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Independence;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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