This is an analysis of the poem Poetry that begins with:
Yes, I shall swear by you, my verse,
I shall wheeze out, before I swoon:...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaab cdcd aeae XeXe dfXf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11111111 11110111 11010111 11010011 11010101 1011111 1010111 11110001 11010101 11000111 11110111 11101101 01011011 010111010 11011101 110101100 11011101 110001110 11010111 01010101 010010111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, rhyme are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you're, and, the are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Poetry;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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