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

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  • 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!

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