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

It is well that there are palaces of peace
And discipline and dreaming and desire,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cdXd eded eeeeXcbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 00111110001 11001101010 1101110011 0101010101 1101110101 11001101001 1001110100 1001110101 1011000101 1101110001 11111101001 110101100101 1111010101 0111011101 01010101001 010000101001 1111010101 1101110111 1111010011 0101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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