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

I drink the gall of skies in autumn, tuberoses'
Sweet bitterness in your betrayals burning stream; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba XcXc dbde fefX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101010101000 110001010101 1101010101010 010101100101 11010010101010 011101110101 0101010100110 111111011110 010011111110 010101110101 1100110101110 110100100101 0111011101010 110111110011 1101011111010 111101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and are repeated.

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

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

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

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