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

My cup is empty to-night,
Cold and dry are its sides,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaabXccX XXXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1101001 111101 1101001010 101101010011 01010011 010010 11001100 110101 10101101 11110 11101 1110001 111110 011101 101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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

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