This is an analysis of the poem Absence that begins with:
My shadow --
I woke to a wind swirling the curtains light and dark...
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: XabcdefdffXaeg XXbXhgh Xc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,7,2,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111 1100110010111 101100101111 0010101111010 1110110111010 11111111101 101101110101 0110 10011 10011101 110101010110 0111111 11111 100101 01001010 101010010101 01110101 001101010101 11111101 11111111 111101 0100010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
- Average number of words per stanza: 51
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Absence;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
