This is an analysis of the poem Beneath A Photoraph that begins with:

Phoebus, who taught me art divine,
Here tried his hand where I did mine;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbXccXbXbbddeeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 11011101 10110001 11110101 11011001 1000110000 10110111 01000101 10100100 11011101 1110110 111101001 01010100 11100001 1101100 11110110 10110111 11011111 10010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 647
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

  • summary of Beneath A Photoraph;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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