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

The alabaster legs of the lonely woman
hang from the window like white ensigns...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbbc XaX Xdbd XeecX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101001010 100101110 1001010111 1111011010 1111010101 1001010100 11011101010 1010111001 10010111110 1101110001 10010100100010 0111000011 1011101100 10010100111 1011111001 0101110011 01110010101 011010111010 11001110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; of, her are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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