Serata Di Fiesta by Arthur Symons: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Serata Di Fiesta that begins with:

Here in a city made for love
I wander loveless and alone,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBbaa cddcc Bccbb effee ghhgg giigg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111 11010101 101001 01001110101 0100101 01000111 100101010 1101010 11010111001 010101 11010101 01010011 010100 10101011111 110001 11111111 01111101 010111 1111111111 111111 11110111 11011101 111111 1011110101 0010001 110100101 11010101 101111 1011101101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; i, but, my, here are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word water is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase alone connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Serata Di Fiesta;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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