This is an analysis of the poem Fame that begins with:

Sometimes in the over-heated house, but not for long,
Smirking and speaking rather loud,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacdcd cddededdfbbbfggb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100101011111 10110101 11110101 1111010001 110010001010 00101111111 10101111010010 1111 00111100110 01010011 011110111 1001111101 010100010101 0011101110100111 1001111111 101110111111 1011101111 1001 0111 11011101111 11111100011001 01111110110011 010101 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 526
  • Average number of words per stanza: 99
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; that is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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