Serenade by Ameen Rihani: poem analysis

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

The moon hath said her sad good-bye.
My sleeping queen ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccdbbebeccDeXfXfccDf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 1101 110111001 1101 01011101 110100111 011101 011101 010100111 1101 11110101 0111 11110101 110011001 011101 010101 01011101 11010 11110100 11010 01001111 10110111 011101 1110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 720
  • Average number of words per stanza: 129
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; arise is repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase arise connects the lines.

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

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

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