This is an analysis of the poem The Possessed that begins with:
The sun in crepe has muffled up his fire.
Moon of my life! Half shade yourself like him....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abba cddc eeX ffX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 01011101010 1011111011 1011010101 100100101010 1111110011 11110001010 01010101110 1101001111 1111010101 1101010111 10110011011 0110111101 1100110101 1110001010110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Possessed;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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