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

. .Who shall measure the heat and
violence of the poet's heart when caught...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd XeaXafgfbh iaja ag XaXc ehfckab lgljfXeiXldakei
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,10,4,2,4,7,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110011 1000010111 110001010 0101 1001 00100100 11111 01100 1110101 0111 10101 10110 0010010 10101010 111 111010 1010 111010 101 1011 101100 1010101 1000100 101010 11 01010 10101 101011100 10110110 0101010101 010101 101 011101 1110 10101 0101111 100010 010101 01000011101 10 10110011 1010101 11 011 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words more, it are repeated.

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

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

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