This is an analysis of the poem Portrait Of The Artist that begins with:

Oh, lead me to a quiet cell
Where never footfall rankles,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eaea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11100101 1101110 11010101 1111110 11110101 0101111 10110111 1101011 11010111 1101010 110111011 1100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word oh at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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