This is an analysis of the poem The Unknown that begins with:

Time and abyss vaults
don't have samples of your beauty;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcacXXb XcdX ddXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11011 11100110 11101001 10011111 010111010 11111110 101010010 1111010100 11100101 11110110 10100100111 1011010111 11101010 11101 010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, and, you are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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