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

THERE’S a sudden, fierce clang of the knocker, then the sound of a voice in the shaft,
Shrieking words that drum hard on the centres, and the... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc XXddee ffgghh iijjee kkllff mmnnee ggeeaa jjhXjj ooddaaXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 10010110010101001001 10111110101010011001 1010010110101111001 1111011010111001001 1011011011101001001 1011010110101111011 1010010010101101101 10111110100111010 00100010010101101001 011110010101001001 0011011010111011101 10110111100001001001 1011001111111110111 0011110110111011101 101101010101011101 1111110010001001101 1010110110101001001 1111010111011001111 0011010010110011001 1110011010111011101 1011111010111101001 1110110010111111001 1011111110001111101 1011111010101111001 1010010010111111101 10111100101011011001 111110110001101001 0111000010101101001 1111010110111001001 1011111010101101001 1011010010101101011 1010010011101101001 1110110110101100001 1111010010001010001 1010110010101011001 1010010010101001101 110010010101001101 1011000010101101101 10110101010101101111 1011011010101001011 1011011010101101101 10110100010101111011 1010111010111101001 1011010010111001001 1010010010001101101 101011011011111010 1010011010101101001 1010110010101101001 011111110111101001 111111011111101101 111011011101001111 1110110010111011111 1011110010101001111 00101010010101101001 1110111010101001101 1110110010101101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 453
  • Average number of words per stanza: 88
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 80 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 16
  • 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; of, with, and, s, he, his, t, they, for, to, in, she, her are repeated.

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

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

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

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