This is an analysis of the poem The Volunteer that begins with:

I took my heart from the fire of love,
Molten and warm not yet shaped clear.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bc bc de de feXfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,2,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001001 10111111 11000101 01010101 01010111 01010101 11010101 10110011 10110001 11010111 010111101 10110011 110011010 11010101 110001010 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 74
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and are repeated.

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

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

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