This is an analysis of the poem Enigma that begins with:
Across thy face a glimmer passes—
Wrought by what far and hidden flame?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXba cbXcb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011101010 11111101 100100011 110101010 010111 100101110 10011101 000101010 110101010 100111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 10
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Enigma;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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