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

Parachuting
down through clouds...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaaXaccdcaXeXXcXb Xcfbgfaabdh gXhegaaXg dfgabcac ahhfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,11,9,8,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 111 1111 1010 1001 11 0101 0011010 1 00101 1 11110 10 11010 100 11101 100 11010 10 0010 0010 001 01001 001 1001 10001 0010 011 1 101 11010 011 01 011010 01 010101 0011 10101 101 11010 1 101101 1010 11101 1 0010 101 010110 1101 01 111 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 14 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines sea is repeated).

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

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

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