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

From our low seat beside the fire
Where we have dozed and dreamed and watched the glow... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcaadceeddbbcecebfffbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101010 1111111101 11010101 11010111 0111110 10110111110 011101 01010101 011011 11011011 0101110111 10111111 100110110111 01110101 11000101 1001101 101101 1111011101 110111 010101 111101 0100110011 1111 111111 111111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 832
  • Average number of words per stanza: 169
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, it are 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 The Call;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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