This is an analysis of the poem Abelard And Heloïse that begins with:

["There are so many things I want to talk to you about." Abelard probably said to Heloïse, "but how can I when I can only think about...

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: X XaXX bbaX XaaXXXcX XXXX XXX ddcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,8,4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110111010110010010010101011111110101101010100101 1100010 101010001 011111100 110111110 1100100 101100101 01111101 110101110 1100010 101010101 110001010 111101000 11110110 1011001000 110010111 011111010 10101101011 110111100 10010100101 1111001000 101000110 1011101000 1010101100 11010111 11001101 11010101 111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word said 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 Abelard And Heloïse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Franklin Pierce Adams