This is an analysis of the poem Sanctuary that begins with:
Neighbour! for pity a hound cries on your steps,
With pleading eyes, with sore and weary feet....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabacXbbbbcXbdddcXXaaacX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 10110011111 0101011101 10110011101 1011110001 1101110111 1011111111 10110010101 0101010101 1101010111 1101111101 1100110111 1011111111 0101010101 1101110101 0101011101 11110101001 1101010111 1011111111 0101110101 1101010101 1101010101 0101010101 1111010101 1011111111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1081
- Average number of words per stanza: 208
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
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, from, door are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sanctuary;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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