This is an analysis of the poem Interrogation that begins with:
Love, will you look with me
Upon the phosphor-litten labor of the worm—...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaa accXa deedd fggff eXcee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 101101 010111010001 110011100101 1111 110001110100 111111 010111010001 011111110011 100100 110101000111 110101 1101001100010 0101011001010 110011 010101110101 110101 0101101011111 0101010100111 0101 100111010101 110101 01001000100100 010101110101 010011 110101010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
The author used the same words love, know at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Interrogation;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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