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

To look on love with disenamored eyes;
To see with gaze relentless, rendered clear...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdcede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01110100001 0101010101 01110001011 0100010011 0101010001 1111110101 1000011101 1101010101 01001000101 100010101010 0000010111 10101011001 11010101010 0101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 563
  • Average number of words per stanza: 100
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Transcendence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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