This is an analysis of the poem Prayer To Persephone that begins with:

Be to her, Persephone,
All the things I might not be:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaAbaabXAXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 000100 1011110 1010111 1111111 1010011 1111101 0010101 1010000 1010111 10010111 001110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 329
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

  • summary of Prayer To Persephone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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