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

There it was I saw what I shall never forget
And never retrieve....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcaXd dccc cec bfbef cafXaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,3,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101111111001 11001 101100010110 01 111111 011010110101 110010 010010101001 10010110111 111001101101 101111 0111010101 11110111101 010111111111 1101001101 11110010101 0111 11101100101 101010101 01001010101 10011100101111 01 11100101 111101101100 10110101001 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay