This is an analysis of the poem Three Songs that begins with:

I
Where love is life...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ABcbdbdbAB EBXbcbcbEB X fgcg XgXg X hfhf igig Xfgf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,10,1,4,4,1,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1101 0101 1101 1101 0101 01001 1101 1111 1101 0101 1101 0101 1101 1101 1111 0111 11001 0101 1101 0101 1 1011111 101111 10110101 1101001 1111111 101101 010110110 101101 1 11101010 1110101 11111010 0010001 11101010 0010101 10111110 1010001 11111100 1000101 00101110 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • 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; here, but, songs, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words nothing, i are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same words blow, again at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Three Songs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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