This is an analysis of the poem Spent that begins with:
Heart of iron, smile of ice,
Oh! the rock.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabcabc ddeXdef fgdfgdf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010101 101 1111111 011 1110111 11110111 001 1010101 101 1010001 100 1110111 1110111 101 1110101 101 1011111 110 01110101 1111101 101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Spent;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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