This is an analysis of the poem The Balcony that begins with:
Mother of memories, mistress of mistresses,
O you, all my pleasures! O you, all my learning!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AbabA aXcXa AaadA DdXaD DaaXDXaacaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,11,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100100100100 111110111110 10010010010 010011010010 100100100100 11011010010 110100111010 110111101101 1111110100 11011010010 11001011010 110111100010 11101110011 1111010111 11001011010 0101100110011 111001001011 111110110110 1111010101 0101100110011 111010110010 10111111011 10011110010 10111011111 111010110010 11101110010 01011010110 101111011001 10111010010 11101110010
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
- Average number of words per stanza: 43
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
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; of, you, how, i, your, and, those are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words how, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Balcony;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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