This is an analysis of the poem The Dark Girl's Rhyme that begins with:

Who was there had seen us
Wouldn't bid him run?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab caca dede cfcf ghgh bibi jjjj aeaeXcgcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 10111 101011 11111 111010 00101 101010 00101 101010 10101 101010 10101 1010011 10101 10011 0011 111110 10111 111110 00101 111010 101101 101010 10101 101010 10111 101110 10111 101111 10111 101011 10111 111010 11101 101010 10001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 94
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, name, their are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Dark Girl's Rhyme;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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