This is an analysis of the poem The Kiss that begins with:

My mouth blooms like a cut.
I've been wronged all year, tedious...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXX bXabc caXdX Xbbad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 10111100 110111100 11001001010110 11011 0101110110 101010110 010110101111 111011010101 101010 10101110 101101110100 1010110111 101011110010 10010 111111101 10010011110 01011100010100 1101110001011 0010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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.

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

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

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