This is an analysis of the poem The Interpreter that begins with:

Mother of Light, and the Gods! Mother of Music, awake!
Silence and speech are at odds; Heaven and Hell are at...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabcbc Xdedbff bggehfh ciiacc Xgiggcbc X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,6,8,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011011001001 1011111101111 1 10110111010110 1101 111101001110100 1 10100100100111 110 101001110010 010010 10100110100100 1001 01001011011001 10100110100100 1001 011001001011011 1010011010010 01001 110111010001001 1 10110111010101 1101 111101001111001 111001101111001 101 011010011101001 101001101001101 001 101001101101101 101 1011011011011011 01 1111001110100 1 1000
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; and, of, i, lord, as, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, for are repeated.

    The author used the same word by at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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