This is an analysis of the poem There Is Another Sky that begins with:

There is another sky,
Ever serene and fair,... full text

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: XababcXbbbcdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 100101 100111 11001011 100101 101101010 101101 1001010 110101 1001010 110110 0010010 110111 1110 001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 365
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; there is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word never is repeated.

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

  • summary of There Is Another Sky;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Emily Dickinson