This is an analysis of the poem Sighs that begins with:
All night I muse, all day I cry,
Ay me!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aAaAbbA cAcAXXA bAbAXXA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111111 11 11111101 11 11111111 11011101 11 11011111 11 11111101 11 10100101 101010101 11 11111111 11 11011101 11 11110101 11111110 11
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word me at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sighs;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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