The Cornet by Conrad Potter Aiken: poem analysis

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

When she came out, that white little Russian dancer,
With her bright hair, and her eyes, so young, so young, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb XdXd Xebe ecdc cfaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111101010 00111011111 1100101011010 11011010101 01100011010 111100100111 1011101001100 10110011101 100101101011 111100100101 1111011011010 10011111111 110111101110 101110110101 110101001010 11010110111 11101111010 110011110001 01001011011010 1010101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 and is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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