This is an analysis of the poem Listening that begins with:
You wept in your mother's arms
and I knew that from then on ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: abX aXcddeecfdg XXfbegX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,11,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101101 1111011 1100111 100011 11010110 01111 11110110 0110011 01110 110110 00110100 1001010 00011 11 10011 1111 0111100 110101 111111 1100 1110101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 Listening;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
