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

We are filled with the water that heals, and though sealed, we are free;
We are not from the East or the West, no boundaries exist in our breast,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabbccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001011111111 111001101110001011111 111101101111001101111 111 101001001 111 101101001 111 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 412
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, free, of, not, or, whirl, dance, soar are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines free is repeated).

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

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

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