To by Elizabeth Barrett Browning: poem analysis

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

Mine is a wayward lay;
And, if its echoing rhymes I try to string,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba XccX daXd dccd dccd deed bffb dXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 10010011101 100101 1011111001 1111010 111110101 111100 1011101111 110101 11010011100 101100 1001111011 101101 10001010101 110011 0101000101 1101110 0101010001 010101 11111011110 111101 1101010101 111101 0101011101 111111 1001100101 110101 0100111111 111101 01000010101 111100 1100111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; and, my are repeated.

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

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

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