This is an analysis of the poem The Captive [ Asir ] that begins with:

I want you, yet I know that never
can I embrace you to my heart's content....

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: abcd ebXf bfag gfbb Xhch cfedXebhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111110 1101101110 1111111 1001000110101 00101111 010011110100100 111010111 11110011101010 111010010001 111001010 100100110110 101101101 111011111 1111111010 100010110 111101111 00101100110 010011011 11010101 011011001 1101111 01001010 1111001011 01011111101 1111011000010 0010001 011011010 10101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of The Captive [ Asir ];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Forough Farrokhzad