This is an analysis of the poem Disarmed Desire that begins with:
O, how the light drifts from the hemlock
grove, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaAbbccaXaddeedfgfXgggbXbccgghhaA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 33,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 110110011 1 10010101011 0100011001 0100100111 0101110111 1001011101 11010100110 010111011 1 111101001 1001010101 1100010001 1111011101 011101011 1 111101010 1 01001010101 0100011001 1111010101 0101111001 11010101001 110101010 1 1111111111 0111110011 0111110101 0101110101 1100011001 011110101 1101100111 10010101011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1247
- Average number of words per stanza: 228
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; of, that, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Disarmed Desire;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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