This is an analysis of the poem Where Love Is that begins with:
By the rosy cliffs of Devon, on a green hill's crest,
I would build me a house as a swallow builds its nest; ...
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: aabb bbcc ddaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1010101010111 1111011010101 111000101011101 01000101010001 1010101000111 11110010010101 101000100111101 001010101010101 100011110101 011111010111 11011101111111 11110011110111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 11
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, your, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Where Love Is;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.