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

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At dead of night about the dying fire... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bccbcc dedeXXXX ffdd X dccdc accXc eddeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,8,4,1,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 11010101010 1101010101 111101 0111010 111101 1111011101 01111011110 1111010101 01010101010 1001010101 11011011100 1101011100 10010110100 1101010100 111011011 001001001 101001011 111001101 1 1111010101 1101110111 1111011111 11010001101 0101011111 1111110100 1101110101 11010101001 1001010100 1101010101 1111100101 0111111101 1111110101 1111010111 11010011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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, life, of, so are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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