This is an analysis of the poem Love In Disguise that begins with:

I mourned beneath the willow tree,
When shrouded came a nymph to me...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccbbbdaaXccXeeXbbdaaX ddaXea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 11010101 110101 01010111 11101101 111101 11110101 11110001 110101 11011111 11110111 110010 11011111 11011101 111111 11100101 11110101 1111100 11111101 11110001 111101 10111111 11010111 110010 111101101 11110111 110101 111101010 11010101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 471
  • Average number of words per stanza: 99
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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

  • summary of Love In Disguise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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