Venus Verticordia (For A Picture) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Venus Verticordia (For A Picture) that begins with:

SHE hath the apple in her hand for thee,
Yet almost in her heart would hold it back;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaccXadaddXeaXeeaaXddfggf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101000111 1110011101 1100010101 0110110111 1001101111 0101010101 1100110001 010000101000 0101010111 1011011101 11111101001 1101110101 1011110101 0101010 1001010101 01111100101 11000001001000 0011011101 1011011101 1101010100 0101111111 0101010100 1001111110 0111001101 1000010100100 1101011011 1111011111 0111100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 231
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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; in, her, his are repeated.

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

  • summary of Venus Verticordia (For A Picture);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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