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

In my heart a wizard book,
Only love shall ever look:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXccddXXEE XcffXXbbeeEE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110101 1011101 1011101 1010110 11101010 10111010 1010011 1010101 1010111 100110 1010101 1011101 10011100 10100110 1010011 1010111 1110001 101010 1011001 1111111 1010101 1110111 1010101 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 368
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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