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

Everything seen...
The vision gleams in every air. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbaXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 010101001 1011 0110100010 011111 1011 110110110101 01000101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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