This is an analysis of the poem Her Hair that begins with:
O fleece, that down the neck waves to the nape!
O curls! O perfume nonchalant and rare!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabba Xcddc dXdef ccaaX efeef gagga aheah
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1111011001 1110110111 1100010111 0100101101 1110110001 1001010100 1011011110 0111010101 1101110101 1111110111 1111110111 111001001010 1100011101 110111010 01001010111 0111010101 1101101111 1101010111 1011111101 01011100100 11110100010 0011010101 11010101010 00110011010 11010010001 01001010101 1111010001 11010111001 1101011101 0101010111 0111111011 01010100110 11010101010 10101111101 0110010100
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 35
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o, of, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, where are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Her Hair;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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