This is an analysis of the poem Verses Iii that begins with:

Written by the same lady on seeing her two sons
at play. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaabb ccddaaeeffggaahhiicc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1010110110011 11 1101010101 1101010101 0111010111 01010000101 0101010101 11010010101 11000101001 1101000101 0101011111 11110111001 11010101001 1111010101 10101010101 1011010101 11001011101 1101110101 1001010101 1011000101 11110011111 0111010101 01110100101 11001011101 1111110101 1101110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 567
  • Average number of words per stanza: 96
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; with, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, or are repeated.

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

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

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