This is an analysis of the poem The Egoists that begins with:

TWO strangers, from opposing poles,
Meet in the torrid zone of Love:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc edde cffX XggaXdddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000101 10010101 110101101 01010011 00010001 00010101 11010001 111101001 11110101 10111111 101110101 01010011 11011111 11111101 11111111 11111111 110101010 110000001 11111101 110101101 11111111 11110101 01110101 10110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; this is repeated.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).

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

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

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