This is an analysis of the poem Escaped that begins with:
Just before you came,
There stole into the air... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aba cbc ada ede bfb Xbfb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10111 110001 010101 10101 11111 111111 0101 110101 111101 111111 110011 110101 011101 001101 110001 11101 110101 110111
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 75
- Average number of words per stanza: 15
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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; it is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Escaped;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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