This is an analysis of the poem Imprisoned that begins with:
LIGHTLY she lifts the large, pure, luminous shell,
Poises it in her strong and shapely hand.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdce fgfg cgcg hbhb cici Xegd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 10110111001 1000011101 1011010101 1001011101 1011011101 0101010001 1101011111 1011000100 1101010101 0100110101 0101011101 10110010101 1101010101 0101011001 1101010101 0101010111 1101111101 1111011100 1101011111 1011111101 0111011101 01010100101 1111010101 11010101011 0100010001 1101111100 1001010101 01010010001
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; that is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word o is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Imprisoned;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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