This is an analysis of the poem Epistle No. 36 that begins with:

Our Ulla lay one morning and slept,
A hand beneath her ear; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXacadddaXdXddccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111011 010101 010101001 110111 1100101 11100010 1111110 1100010 111 1111 0101110 101 0100 1100010 1010 10110 10010101 1010 0010 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 492
  • Average number of words per stanza: 85
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Epistle No. 36;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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