This is an analysis of the poem The Jewels that begins with:

My well-beloved was stripped. Knowing my whim,
She wore her tinkling gems, but naught besides:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXa cddc cbbc bccb Xddb XddX deed dffd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010111011 11010011101 11111101100 01010011101 1011010101 0101010101 1111001101 1101110101 1101011101 1100110101 1111110101 1100100101 1101001101 10110100110 11001000010 11000100111 01111001010 0111010101 10011010011 01110011110 11010111010 0101110111 1001000101 11110101110 1101010101 100110101 0011110111 0110111101 0101010101 0101110101 11001010101 0101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Jewels;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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