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

A man is standing in the hall
His house not recognizing....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb dede bbdb cfXf ghXh dhaX efXf ciei cdXd Xigh hhXhXfbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010001 0111010 01010101 0110010 01010001 1111010 01111101 00100010 01110111 1111010 11001101 0111110 11010111 0101110 01111101 0100010 11110111 0101110 10011001 0100010 11010101 0101010 00010001 0100100 00010110 0100010 01010100 0111010 11010011 1101010 01110100 1101110 11110011 1101010 01000101 0111010 11011101 0101110 01000101 0101010 11010101 1101110 11011101 010001 11010101 0001010 11010001 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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; as, to, in, them, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word he at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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