This is an analysis of the poem Chorus Of Youths And Virgins that begins with:

Semichorus.
Oh Tyrant Love! hast thou possest... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXabbccdXeXea fggddaaeeahah XiijjddiXdgdgXfdddheeeh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,13,23,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1000 11011110 010111001 10110101 1111010111 11010101 11010001 10010111 110100100 110111010 110110 110111010 011101 10 11010101 01110101 10110101 1101011101 10110101 10010101 010101010 010101010 11010111 111101 111100101 010101 1000 11010101 010111001 110011101 1111010101 100101011 11010101 11010101 11010100 11010111 1111001 01111111 010111 10 1101100010 11101010 10101010 10111111 10110010 10111110 10111010 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 392
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; now is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, or, what, hence are repeated.

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

  • summary of Chorus Of Youths And Virgins;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Alexander Pope