This is an analysis of the poem My Studio that begins with:

I LOVE it, yet I hardly can tell why —
My studio with its window to the sky,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddbbeeXcffgghhggeeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101110111 11010010001 1101010001 01001010101 0100010101 1101000101 1101010111 11010111001 1111010101 0111011111 1011110101 1100111101 1111111101 11010010101 1101010101 1110110101 11110111001 1001010111 11110111001 1101010101 1101010111 1001110101 1101011101 1111010001 0111110111 1001100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 210
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; and, his are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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