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

I was the height of a folio, my bed just
backed on the bookcases’ sombre Babel, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdedXbfbXefcacaaadddffff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010111 110110110 101101011 10010101010 11010111010 101011010 1111111000 1011010100010 0101111001 0101010100 111110101 10011101 01001111100 111011011 1111111010001 01010010100 0101001011 110101010 0101001101 110110111 11101011 0101010100 1111001111 111110100 1110111001 110011111 11110101 101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 203
  • 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:

    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; i is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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