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

Through that window—all else being extinct
Except itself and me—I saw the struggle ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXbccddecbbaXaaXdXeXXXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1110111001 01011111010 01001100101 0111110111 1101010101 1101010101 1001000110 0101101011 1011111011 11110111010 010101 1011 0111000101 10010111000 1001011101 1011110111 01110111 010 0111010 101 0101111101 01010111110 11110100100 0111110101 1001011111 1011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 188
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, i are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines pain is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase pain connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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