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

TAKE HANDS and part with laughter;
Touch lips and part with tears;... 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: ababXcac adadaeae fgfgacac XhXhaeae bbbbacac aiaiaeae bcbcacac Xjbjaeae fefeacac bkbkaeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 111101 1111110 110100 1111100 011111 1101010 010101 1111010 100111 1101110 111101 0101010 1110101 0111010 111101 11110110 110101 1111110 111101 11101110 1101101 0101010 010101 1101110 110011 1101010 110110 1111010 110101 1111010 111101 11101010 111111 11111010 010011 11101110 110111 1101010 011101 0101010 111101 0101110 010111 1110010 010111 0111010 011101 0111110 0101111 0101010 011111 0101110 101101 1101010 010101 11101110 111101 1101110 001111 0101010 1111001 1111010 110101 1111010 110111 1111110 111101 1111110 111111 11001010 1101001 1101010 010101 1001110 110111 1101010 111101 1111010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 80
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; and, with, forget, that are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Algernon Charles Swinburne