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

The hair is a nudity.
- THE TALMUD....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbXcXdcbefg bgdhf BgaeX Bdiih X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,5,5,5,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100100 010 11011100111 1101110111 1101110011 10011011100 1101010111 0111011101 11110111110 1111010101 1111011111 1111111111 11110010011 11110101110 1101010111 1101011101 111111010101 111 101110 1101111101 11010100110 110101011111 10111 101110 11011011 11110101011 1011110110111 101111 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, i, thy, hands, voice are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and, thy are repeated.

    The author used the same word woman at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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